Garloch Metaphor Simile

A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.

• uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things

• compares things without using the words “like” or “as”

• gives a nonhuman thing human traits

• uses a word that sounds like what it means

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A _________ is a figure of speech, using "like" or "as" to compare different things.

• metaphor

• tone

• hyperbole

• simile

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Both similes and metaphors ________.

• use the words “like” and “as”

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• compare things

• make a story less vivid

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The thunder was loud.

• The thunder boomed and rumbled.

• The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

• The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion.

• The boy said he’d die of shame.

• The boy did not like what he’d done.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• simile

• metaphor

• both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

• simile

• metaphor

• both simile and metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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Read the following sentence.

The clouds were as gray and wrinkled as an elephant’s skin.

Which word in this sentence show us that it is a simile?

• The

• were

• as

• an

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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Read the following sentence.

The parking lot was hot and empty.

Which of the following revisions uses a metaphor to make the sentence more vivid?

• It was 100 degrees in the parking lot.

• There had never been a hotter place than the parking lot.

• The parking lot was simply scorching.

• The parking lot was a desert.

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Not every sentence with the word "like" is a simile. When looking for similes, be sure to find sentences that make comparisons between two different things.

Read the following passage.

My new teacher Ms. Grossman could have been a pirate captain in another life. She looks like she is adventurous--I like tall, rugged boots she wears. Sometimes when she stands at the front of the class, I imagine her on a deck or behind a ship’s wheel. To me, her voice is like a loud, rough sea. It’s harsh but also soothing to hear.

Which sentence from the passage contains a simile?

• “My new teacher Ms. Grossman could have been a pirate captain in another life.”

• “She looks like she is adventurous.”

• “And her voice is like a loud, rough sea.”

• “I like the puffy, flowing blouses she wears.”

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