Similes and Metaphor

Which is a simile

• They were as quiet as a mouse

• I have practice at 5:30 at night.

• The dog behaved so he got a treat.

• the baker closed the door as they were leaving.

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• You're as sweet as a cupcake.

• I slept like a baby.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• You're as sweet as sugar.

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Which is not a simile

• her eyes are as blue as the ocean

• he is as tall as a giraffe

• the dog is as smelly as a dog

• the dog likes the food very much

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Which of the following best defines a simile?

• A comparison between two like things

• A comparison between two unlike things

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Which of the following are similes

• He is as cunning as a fox.

• The darkness is all around us.

• I like dogs.

• He is as funny as a barrel of puke.

• The wind whispered to me.

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Which of the following is not a simile

• She is as cute as a kitten

• Her heart is as cold as ice.

• He is as blind as a bat

• You are my sunshine

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The snow was as white as milk

• Simile

• Metaphor

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The classroom was a zoo.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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The computers at school are old dinosaurs.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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This sentence is a simile "The glow of the tube light was as bright as sunshine"

• True

• False

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