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Simile and Metaphor Escape Room

Emma Kreis

Created on September 27, 2024

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ESCAPE ROOM

MUSEUM

Oh no!

All the museum's works have disappeared

To find all of them, we must answer questions scattered around the museum correctly to bring them back to their rightful place.

ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
MAIN HALL
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Question 1

What is the definition of a simile?

describes something by saying it's something else
Comparing different things using "like" or "as"
Exaggerating the size of something or an event

The Beginning

Room 1

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Question 2

What is the definition of a Metaphor?

Comparing different things using "like" or "as"
Describes something by saying it's something else
Exaggerating the size of something or an event

Room 1

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Question 3

What do similes and metaphors have in common?

They are always Hyperbole
They both ask you to compare different things

Here you can put a highlighted title

Room 1

CONTINUE

5/5

You have found all the works of art in this room!

Room 1

You've broken a piece of the museum!

Room 1

Oh no!

All the museum's works have disappeared

Congrats on completing Room 1! There's still many pieces missing, but you've started the hunt on the right track! Now that you know the definitions, maybe you can help desipher between the two...

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ROOM 2
ROOM 3
MAIN HALL
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Question 1

"Her eyes were as dark as coal."Simile or Metaphor?

Metaphor
Simile

Room 2

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Question 4

"She was as cool as a cucumber." Simile or Metaphor?

Metaphor
Simile

Room 2

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Question 2

"The air was so thick it felt like a blanket weighing us down." Simile or Metaphor?

Metaphor
Simile

Room 2

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Question 3

"My little sister is always an angel."Simile or Metaphor?

Metaphor
Simile

Room 2

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Question 5

"The classroom was a zoo!"Simile or Metaphor?

Metaphor
Simile

Room 2

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CONTINUE

Room 2

You have found all the artworks in this room!

You have broken a piece of the museum!

Room 2

Oh no!

All the museum's works have disappeared

You've successfully retreived the paintings missing from two rooms! Only a few rooms left, but these paintings may be harder to find...

ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
MAIN HALL
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Comparing one thing to another without using "like" or "as," instead using "is" or "are"

Comparing one thing to another using words "like" or "as"

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Question 1

Why is this a metaphor? "She has a heart of gold"

Room 3

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Question 2

What does the metaphor, "They're such a night owl" mean?

Room 3

Metaphor

Simile

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Question 4

Simile or Metaphor? The clouds are fluffy, cotton balls.

Room 3

CONTINUE

5/5

You have found all the works of art in this room!

Room 3

You've lost a piece of the museum!

Room 3

Oh no!

All the museum works have disappeared

Only a room left! What else can we uncover while we explore?

ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
MAIN HALL
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Main hall

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Question 1

What are characteristics of a simile?

Uses like or as to compare
Has to use a certain pronoun (she, he, they)
Has to be about an action

Main hall

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Question 2

What are characteristics of a metaphor?

Makes a comparison without saying it
Uses like or as to compare
Always hyperbole

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Question 3

"She was like a hawk when she ran, as she flew around the track at record-breaking speeds, she gave me a wink as she crossed the finish line."

Simile
Metaphor
Simile and Metaphor

Main Hall

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BONUS Question 4

What non-fiction pattern did we learn last week that is similiar to how Similies and Metaphors are used? (This one is tricky, think hard!)

Describing
Compare and Contrast
Sequencing

Main Hall

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You have found all the artworks!

Main Hall

CONTINUE
Restart

You have recovered all the museum's works.

Congratulations!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!

You have lost a piece of the museum!