Similes and Metaphors

Which of the following is a simile?

• I looked up as I heard a bird above my head.

• The mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.

• Jenny likes to go swimming in the river.

• Kendal was a fish in the water.

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Which of the following is a simile?

• When we had a substitute, the classroom was a zoo.

• Lynne likes peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for lunch.

• Olive was a star on the stage.

• The boy sounded like a screaming baby when he didn't get his way.

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The walrus and the penguin were at the zoo.

• She is a peacock because she loves the attention.

• The singer's voice was like a fresh spring day.

• The old woman was as wise as an owl.

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest.

• The baby ate like a bird during dinner.

• Greg is a thirty year old baseball player.

• The twins fight like cats and dogs.

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What two things are being compared in the simile:

"The dried branches were like fingernails on a chalkboard."

• dried and chalkboard

• branches and chalkboard

• branches and like

• branches and fingernails

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What two things are being compared in the metaphor:

"Her tears were rivers flowing down her cheeks."

• her and cheeks

• tears and rivers

• rivers and flowing

• rivers and cheeks

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All of the following are similes except for:

• Her plan worked like a dream.

• The teenager ate like a horse.

• I don't know why she doesn't like the dark.

• My dad said he slept like a log.

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All of the following are metaphors except for

• The thunder was a mighty lion.

• The storm was a raging bull.

• His eyes were ice as he stared at his sister.

• I am nine years old in the fourth grade.

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All of the following are similes except for

• The rumors spread like wildfire about who was going to be the new teacher.

• Emily's new jacket fit like a glove.

• Monique likes to listen to music while she studies.

• I always ask Leo for help because he is as wise as an owl.

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All of the following are metaphors except for

• It took forever to get to my grandma's house because the freeway was a parking lot.

• Sara acted like a baby when she went to the dentist.

• The snow was a blanket that covered the sidewalk.

• I avoid my dad in the morning because he is a crab when he gets out of bed.

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