Similes and Metaphors - Flocabulary

Both similes and metaphors ___________.

• compare things

• use the words "like" and "as"

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• make a story less vivid

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

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.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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 would die of shame.

• The boy did not like what he had done.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• Her eyes shone through the darkness.

• Her eyes looked like mine.

• Her eyes were two full moons.

• Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

Her 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 this sentence.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.

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

• Simone was actually wrapped in a warm blanket.

• Simone had a fever.

• The hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.

• Simone does not like to be hugged.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

Michael waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

• simile

• metaphor

• both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in this sentence.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.

Michael waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

• Michael's fingers became icicles.

• Michael waited for a very ling time and got very cold.

• Michael is probably a snowman.

• Michael only waited for a minute or two.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentence below. Which of the following revisions uses a simile to make the imagery most powerful and matches the tone?

I said goodbye quietly, afraid that my voice would crack and I would start crying.

• I said goodbye quietly, afraid to sound like a squeaky stuffed chipmunk.

• I said goodbye quietly, afraid that my voice might break like Thomas Edison's first light bulb.

• I said goodbye quietly, afraid that my voice might crack and I wouldn't like the way it sounded.

• I said goodbye quietly, afraid that my voice might break like storm clouds and my tears might fall like rain all around us.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5