Simile: A wave from the ocean rose up like an arm, reaching to the shore. Metaphor: The ocean lifted its arm to touch the shore. Implied comparison: A wave from the ocean rose up before it crashed down on the shore, and looked like an arm.

While both similes and metaphors are used to make comparisons, the difference between similes and metaphors comes down to a word. Similes use the words like or as to compare things—“Life is like a box of chocolates.” In contrast, metaphors directly state a comparison—“Love is a battlefield.”

The waterfall is like a diver, reaching for the waters that await it. The crystal clear waterfall is like a giant shower. The whirlpool raged angrily lie a hippo. The stream is a fish, swimming in between the rocks.

Vaila – The moon is a giant lightbulb shining down silvery light. Isla – The moon is a yellow button on a long, black coat. Timothy – The moon is a silver alarm clock ticking in the night. Ben – The moon is a giant, round block of cheese in a really dark fridge.

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way. An example of a simile is: She is as innocent as an angel. An example of a metaphor is: She is an angel.

Structure: Foreshadowing always occurs in the present moment of the narrative. Purpose: Foreshadowing provides the foundation for events that will occur later in the text, building up both anticipation for those events and helping a reader to interpret and understand those events once they happen.

Lord of the Flies

• Birthmark Kid – Burned alive.
• Pilot – Gunned down by an enemy plane.
• Simon – Stabbed several times by Piggy, Ralph, and Jack’s clan with spears.
• Piggy – Skull crushed when Roger dropped a boulder on him.

At the end of Lord of the Flies, what three boys do not make it off the island? The boys who don’t make it off the island at the end of Lord of the Flies are Simon, Piggy, and the boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark. The group of hunters kills Simon in their frenzied excitement over the hunt.