Metaphor Anchor Chart

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A colorful classroom poster defining metaphor as a comparison without using "like" or "as," featuring an owl example with "My teacher is a night owl" and its meaning.

Grade(s) 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Concept(s) Figurative Language, Metaphor
CCSS L.5, Language
CCSS Alignment Notes

Addresses L.5 (figurative language) by explaining how metaphors create direct comparisons and showing how to interpret the figurative meaning behind the literal words.

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