Simile and Metaphor

Front

The faces at the street crossings shine like a row of eggs on a pantry shelf.

Back

Simile

Front

He overwhelmed the boxer with avalanches of punches.

Back

Metaphor

Front

The musicians spun great webs of sound.

Back

Metaphor

Front

A hundred miles of landscape spread before me like a fan

Back

Simile

Front

"We were crushed by the hammer of sunlight."

Back

Metaphor

Front

Fear fell from us like steel armor.

Back

Simile

Front

The night is as cold as a sharp sword.

Back

Simile

Front

Her voice was like water bubbling from a silver jar

Back

Simile

Front

What figure of speech is used in: Children are the most beautiful flowers of all.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Identify the figure of speech: "There I waited, crouched behind my pointed wall of words."

Back

Metaphor