Figurative Language post #1

What is the meaning of the simile below?

The concert was as boring as watching grass grow.

• The concert was about watching grass grow.

• The concert was very boring.

• The concert was growing grass.

• The concert was extremely fun.

Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?

Mary went down the slide face-first, like a penguin.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which sentence uses a metaphor?

• The running children are a stampede of horses.

• The children ran by like a stampede of horses.

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What is the meaning of the simile?

After Pablo left, his dog howled like a siren.

• The dog howled loudly for a long time.

• The dog howled and ran down the street.

What is the meaning of the metaphor?

The food on the porch was a magnet for flies.

• The food was giving off wonderful smells.

• The food was drawing flies.

• The food was pulling metal objects.