Similes and Metaphors

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is: alliteration, simile, onomatopoeia, metaphor

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metaphor

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When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

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simile

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Identify the Simile: The tree danced in the wind., She is as tall as a tree!, That cat is the devil., My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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She is as tall as a tree!

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Fruit is fuel for a healthy body. Options: Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Alliteration

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Metaphor

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What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.

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Sylvia's face and baby's skin

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What two things are being compared in the metaphor: "Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly"? Options: "best friend" and "secrets", "diary" and "secrets", "Diary" and "her best friend", "her" and "diary"

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"Diary" and "her best friend"

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What is the meaning of the metaphor: Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets?

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Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk.

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Simile: Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

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Sylvia's face was really smooth.

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What two things are being compared in the metaphor: "The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand."? Options: Crab and Sand, Crab and dancing scissors, Scissors and sand, Dancing and sand.

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Crab and dancing scissors

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She is on a roller coaster of emotions.

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she is having lots of different feelings