Metaphor's Lesson

​Similes and Metaphors

Authors sometimes help readers imagine what one thing is like by comparing it to something else.

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Metaphor

A metaphor makes a comparison without using like or as.

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​Metaphor	​What It Means
​Ollie is a big bear.	​Ollie is a very large dog.

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using like or as.

• Where the story takes place.

• A comparison not using like or as.

• What the whole story is about.

Multiple Choice

Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

The snow was a beautiful, white blanket.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

Multiple Choice

The paintbrush was magic in his hand.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage.

Adam’s love for Pizza burns bright, an undying flame that can never be extinguished, not even by a bad pepperoni.

Which of the following best describes the metaphor in this passage?

• Adam’s love for pizza is compared to a bad pepperoni.

• Adam loves pizza.

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

• Adam’s love is compared to a pizza.

Poll

Kiada is a cheetah when she runs.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Poll

Tamilyn eats cookies as fast as Cookie Monster.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Poll

Adel's arm was a hockey stick.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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Bridget is as bendy as a straw.

• Simile

• Metaphor