simile and metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

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metaphor

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"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

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Someone is really hungry

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What two things are being compared in the following 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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Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

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metaphor

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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."?

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Crab and dancing scissors

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Identify the metaphor: Fruit is fuel for healthy body., He was as tall as a skyscraper., He was as fast as a cheetah., The toddler was like a wild monkey.

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Fruit is fuel for healthy body.

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Identify the simile: The busy store is a beehive., He was a broken record., The hurricane was a monster., Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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Simile or Metaphor? This house is as clean as a whistle.

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simile