Similes and Metaphors

Pick the word that best fits the simile: 
The children were as quiet as

• frogs in the swamp
• dogs chasing cats
• a mouse
• a lion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"As different as night and day," describes

• two things that are very different
• two things that are alike
• two things that are similar
• two things that are just the same

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A phrase that compares two things using "like" or "as"

• idiom

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

What is a simile?

• Sound words
• When the words all start with the same sound
• Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as"
• when something is exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The sounds from the classroom were like a band concert means....

• The classroom was quiet

• The classroom was loud

• The classroom played music

• There was a band in the classroom

Freddy was with all of his friends when their ball went over the fence into the neighbor's yard, where a big, scary dog lived. It has been said the last child that went into the yard was eaten alive. Freddy decides to go anyway. He is

• as white as snow
• like taking candy from a baby
• as brave as a lion
• like a dog

Outside, it was very cold and the wind howled loudly. Inside, we had a warm fire, and we were

• as cold as January
• as cold as ice
• howling like a coyote
• as snug as a bug in a rug

This dress fits like a glove means....

• The dress doesn't fit
• The dress fits very well
• I wear the dress to play baseball

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is figurative language?

• Language that means more than what the words say.
• Language that means just what the words say.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D