Metaphor Lesson

Simile and Metaphor

Koey

Simile

• a figure of speech that directly compares two things

• normally using word "like" and "as"

Metaphor

• a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common

• the comparison is more indirect, usually made by stating something is something else

Multiple Choice

When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

Multiple Choice

He is as strong as an ox

• Metaphor

• Simile

Multiple Choice

My brother was boiling mad.

• Metaphor

• Simile

Multiple Choice

Indentify the metaphor

• He was as slow as a snail

• That building is as old as the pyramids

• She ran like the wind

• Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest

Multiple Choice

Indentify the simile

• The tree danced in the wind

• That cat is the devil

• She is as tall as a tree!

• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!