Figurative Language: Simile and Metaphor Unit Flashcard

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What is a metaphor?

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Is when someone compares you to something without saying like

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Which phrase is NOT a simile? He's a workhorse, He's as strong as an ox, He is as fast as a cheetah, You're as cold as ice

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He's a workhorse

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Which of the following best describes the metaphor in this passage? Adam’s love for Pizza burns bright, an undying flame that can never be extinguished, not even by a bad pepperoni.

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Adam’s love for pizza is compared to a flame.

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The words in blue are an example of what? Kate was a busy beaver as she prepared for her birthday party

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Metaphor

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"Blind as a Bat"

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It can't see well

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Are the sentences "You are fire" and "You are a cheetah" metaphors?

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True

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A simile compares 2 things using the words like or as. True or False?

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True

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True or False: Ben is as tall as a giraffe is a metaphor?

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False

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True or False: She was as quick as a cheetah. Is a Simile

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True

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True or False: A metaphor compares you to something by using the word like?

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False