Activity 3:

What are Similes and Metaphors?

“ If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams.”= SIMILE

“It grew in spikes that stuck out straight like the bristles of a nail brush.”=SIMILE

“The beard was a hairy jungle.” = METAPHOR

• Roald Dahl uses similes and metaphors to help us build up a detailed picture of how Mr and Mrs Twit look.
• What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?