2. Divide these phrases into two
separate categories
The world is my oyster What will be, will be
Sit on the fence The baby is an angel
My love is like a red, red rose You were as brave as a lion
The house is as clean as a whistle He’s a diamond in the rough
Between the two of us Take the bull by the horns
The thief is a snake in the grass You are a couch potato
Every cloud has a silver lining They fought like cats and dogs
He ate all the candy lock, stock, and barrel A watched pot never boils
He is as strong as an ox A bird flew by
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys
3. What differences do you notice in the two lists?
• The baby is an angel • Take the bull by the horns
• You were as brave as a lion • A watched pot never boils
• He’s a diamond in the rough • Sit on the fence
• You are a couch potato • He ate all the candy lock, stock, and
barrel
• They fought like cats and dogs
• Every cloud has a silver lining
• He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys
• What will be, will be
• The thief is a snake in the grass
• A bird flew by
• He is as strong as an ox
• Between the two of us
• The world is my oyster
• My love is like a red, red rose
• This house is as clean as a whistle
4. Divide these phrases into two
separate categories
The world is my oyster
The baby is an angel
My love is like a red, red rose
The house is as clean as a whistle
You were as brave as a lion
The thief is a snake in the grass
He’s a diamond in the rough
You are a couch potato
He is as strong as an ox
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys
They fought like cats and dogs
5. What differences do you notice in the two lists?
• The world is my oyster • My love is like a red, red
• The baby is an angel rose
• The thief is a snake in the • The house is as clean as a
grass whistle
• He’s a diamond in the • You were as brave as a lion
rough • He is as strong as an ox
• You are a couch potato • He is as funny as a barrel of
monkeys
• They fought like cats and
dogs
6. Simile
• A simile is a figure of speech comparing two
unlike things.
• Similes often use the words “like” or “as” to
make comparisons.
My love is like a red, red rose.
7. Metaphor
• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase
literally denoting one kind of object or idea is
used in place of another to suggest a likeness
or analogy between them.
The world is my oyster.
