1. ACE
STRATEGY

2. ACE Strategy A…Answer the question! C…Cite evidence from the text!
E…Explain the connection!

3. HUH?

4. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Sample question
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

5. Let’s try it out
A- The difference between a simile and a metaphor is the use of the words like and as.
C- In a simile, the words “like” or “as” as used to draw a comparison between two things. In a metaphor, a comparison between to objects is made without the use of “like” or “as”.
E- In one of her songs Taylor Swift makes the statement “you, with your words like knives”. This statement is a simile because it uses the word “like” to make a comparison between someone’s words, and knives.