(upbeat music) - Good morning, learners!

I'm Randi House, and I'm a kindergarten teacher from right here in Arkansas.

Today, we're gonna be learning all about similes and metaphors.

A simile is a comparison of two different things, using the words like, or as.

For example, Ms. House is cool as a cucumber.

Now I'm not really a cucumber, but, I'm compared to a cucumber because a cucumber is cool.

Right?

What about this one?

Those two are like peas in a pod.

Now, that's a simile because it just really means that two people are really great friends or maybe there are a lot alike.

So they're not really peas in a pod, they're just like two peas in a pod.

Do you know anybody that you are like peas in a pod with?

Do you have a best friend and has anybody ever said that you're peas in a pod?

What about she is as sweet as pie?

This means that someone's maybe kind or sweet.

Do you know somebody who is sweet as pie?

Or maybe you are sweet as pie!

And what about that mirror sparkles like a diamond.

That means it's bright and shiny.

A metaphor compares two different things using the words is or was, or are, or were.

Like, she is a fish.

Now this means someone can swim really well, or maybe they just love to be in the water, but they're not really a fish.

It's just a way to play on words to make it more interesting.

Do you know of someone who is a fish?

They were tornadoes at recess.

That means the kids were wild and crazy and probably running around and just going bonkers everywhere.

They weren't really tornadoes, but they just kind of acted like it.

What's a time that maybe you had been wild, like a tornado?

The snow was a blanket.

That means that snow is covering the ground, kind of like a blanket would cover you.

Now, I know that we had blanket snow here in Arkansas a few months back.

The snow was everywhere, just blanketing everything you saw.

Can you think of any other similes or metaphors?

Like Ms. House is as cool as a cucumber or that boy is as fast as lightning, or maybe you're as bright as the sun.

Authors use these as figurative language to create a more interesting image in their stories.

It's much more interesting to read that, it sparkled like a diamond, rather than it's bright.

Or that she is a fish in the water.

It's just better than reading she can swim well.

These help the reader to visualize the story and make connections to the text.

I want you to listen for these similes and metaphors, and I hope you'll come back again tomorrow for more learning fun with me on Arkansas Rise and Shine.

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