Simile and Metaphor

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Choose the simile from these lines: Your teeth are like stars, They shine at night.

Back

your teeth are like stars

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Pick out the metaphor: He was a lion in the fight. The soldiers were brave and fought hard, and he led them to victory.

Back

He was a lion in the fight.

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Pick out the simile from this stanza of a favourite nursery rhyme: Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky.

Back

like a diamond in the sky

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Pick out the metaphor: The boy looked at the man and said that he was a mountain. Perhaps he said that owing to his size, or because he was not moving an inch.

Back

The boy said that the man was a mountain.

Front

Pick out the simile from the following sentence: Reading this book is as interesting as rubbing a magic lamp to see a genie appear and perform magic.

Back

Reading this book is as interesting as rubbing a magic lamp

Front

Pick out the metaphor: They made him the leader because he was a fox when thinking of new terms and conditions.

Back

He was a fox

Front

Pick out the simile in the sentence: When he laughs, his eyes shine like stars in the dark night sky.

Back

his eyes shine like stars

Front

Identify the metaphor: The beautiful child is the apple of my eye.

Back

The beautiful child is the apple of my eye.

Front

Pick out the simile from the following: Her hair, black in colour is as soft as silk. It is long and shiny and flows from the crown to the tip.

Back

Her hair is as soft as silk

Front

Pick out the metaphor: There is an old adage that laughter is the best medicine.

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laughter is the best medicine