Article: Stormy weather!(Skill: Use Similes and Metaphors)(Brief article)

Have you ever been in a big storm? Think about how you would describe that storm to people who weren't there. You might want to use similes and metaphors to get your point across. A simile compares two things using the word like or as. A metaphor compares two things without using like or as. Study the examples below, and then write simile or a metaphor next to each statement.

Examples:

 
Simile 
 
   The yard looked like a disaster area! 
   The clouds were as black as coal. 
 
Metaphor 
   The thunderclaps were explosions. 
   I was a leaf blowing in the wind! 

1.--The day started out as pretty as a picture.

2.--At noon, an army of clouds ...

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