Similes, Metaphors, Personification, & Hyperbole

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.

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simile

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
He was a rock and would not budge on the issue.

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metaphor

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The children were puppets, merely doing what they were told.

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metaphor

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Even though he was tired, the young boy was running through the house like a tornado. 

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simile and complex sentence

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The dog’s eyes were as black as coal.

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simile

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
His parents always told him that life was a rollercoaster and to jump on.
Options: simile, metaphor

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metaphor

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
After leaving the cookies out uncovered, they became as hard as nails.

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simile & complex sentence

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
James joked and said that his sister was as light as a feather after cutting her hair.

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simile

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Does the sentence "The crocodile’s teeth were daggers, ready to chomp down on a meal." contain a simile or metaphor?

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metaphor

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Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The statement, “No homework today,” was music to the students’ ears.

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metaphor