Simile Lesson Classroom Language Arts Video

in this video we are going to learn about similes similes are lot of fun to use in fact you probably already use similes maybe even without realizing it you might be wondering what are similes how could have used them if don't even know what they are similes are actually way of comparing two things we compare things all of the time look at this comparison the baby sleeps like koala in this sentence we are comparing the baby to koala what's the comparison that the baby sleeps like koala this is comparison look at this comparison his sister is as gentle as lamb his sister is as gentle as lamb the comparison is between his sister and the lamb and the gentleness is what makes them similar his sister is as gentle as lamb that's comparison let's look at both of our comparisons again the baby sleeps like koala and his sister is as gentle as lamb you want to know something interesting about these comparisons these comparisons are similes that's right both of these sentences are similes you see similes are comparisons that use the words like or as if there's comparison that uses the words like or as then you know that that comparison is simile look at this sentence learning is as easy as pie wow learning is being compared to having pie easy as pie is very common simile that means easy just like it's easy to eat pie in this sentence learning is as easy as pie it's easy to learn learning is as easy as pie this is simile because it is comparison using the word as remember similes are comparisons that use the words like or as similes are way of comparing things using the words like or as look at this simile the strawberries are red like roses the strawberries are red like roses we know that this is simile because it is comparison and notice the word like the word like means if it's comparison that it is simile the strawberries are being compared to the roses and what do the strawberries have in common with the roses yeah they're both red the strawberries are red like the roses this is simile similes are easy to spot simile is comparison and you're looking for one of two words you're hunting for the word like or as if the comparison uses either of these words you know it's simile and what's cool is now you can use the word like or the word as in your comparisons to make your very own similes isn't that awesome wow he is as happy as clam that he knows what similes are now get it that's simile because it uses the word as you know comparison that uses the word like or as is simile he's as happy as clam he's as happy as homeschool pop viewer right you know he's as happy as mr whiskers you know anyway we hope you had fun learning about similes and we hope to catch you next time