Simile and Metaphor

What is the meaning of the following simile?

"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

• Someone is really hungry

• Someone is slightly sleepy

• Someone is extremely sleepy.

• Someone is slightly hungry.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?

Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.

• "best friend" and "secrets"

• "diary'' and "secrets"

• "Diary" and "her best friend"

• "her" and "diary"

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the following Simile?

Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face was really rough.

• Sylvia's face was really smooth.

• Sylvia's face was oily.

• Sylvia's face was really dry.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Simile or Metaphor?

The assignment was a breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Identify the metaphor.

• Fruit is fuel for healthy body.

• He was as tall as a skyscraper.

• He was as fast as a cheetah.

• The toddler was like a wild monkey.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Identify the simile.

• The busy store is a beehive.

• He was a broken record.

• The hurricane was a monster.

• Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

The fruit salad was like a rainbow!

• it was rainbow shaped

• leprechauns liked it

• it was colorful

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Compares two different things, does not use the words "like" or "as."

• simile

• metaphor

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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.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Uses the words "like

' or "as" to compare two different things

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4