Similes and Metaphors

Similes and Metaphors

by Jill Polniak

Multiple Choice

My father is a bear in the morning.

• metaphor

• simile

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My sister is like an angel in my life.

• simile

• metaphor

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A comparison between two things that share a common characteristic, does not use the words "like" or "as."

• simile

• metaphor

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Math is like a puzzle that never ends.

• simile

• metaphor

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My life is a dream.

• simile

• metaphor

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The city is a sea of sadness.

• simile

• metaphor

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A figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way using “like” or “as.”

• simile

• metaphor

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My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.

• simile

• metaphor

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Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

• simile

• metaphor

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The airplane was like a popsicle, it was red with a tail that looked like a stick.

• simile

• metaphor

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You are....... (Metaphor - finish the sentence)

• like a flower.

• wise as a mouse.

• awesome!

• such a clown!

Multiple Choice

Mr. Kim's classroom ...... (simile sentence)

• is the bomb!

• is clean as a whistle.

• is beautiful.

• is so clean that you can sit on the floor without getting dirty.

Multiple Choice

The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

• simile

• metaphor

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The boy was as sly as a fox.

• simile

• metaphor

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The snow was a blanket covering the ground.

• simile

• metaphor