Analyzing Metaphors and Overcoming Fear

A metaphor:

• compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

• compares two things using the words "meta" and "phor"

• compares two unlike things without the use of the words "like" or "as"

• is almost a simile

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Using figurative language creates amazing ____ in your mind.

• headaches

• brain food

• images

• pathways

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Fear is a slow death of the soul. Which of the following images is most likely to come to mind from this metaphor?

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If the metaphor about "fear being a state of mind" is true, why does fear so often control us?

• In the moment, fear is real overtakes us.

• We too easily give in to fear without weighing the true threat.

• In some circumstances, fear is healthy and can protect us.

• Fear is real! Seriously!

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John is an eagle soaring above the fear of the unknown. What is the best explanation of this metaphor?

• John is flying high above his problems.

• John has a nest in which to lay all of his uncertainties.

• John has a calm personality.

• John is not stressing though he does not know what the future of life holds for him.

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Mother comforted me, "I am a lioness here for your protection." Which of the following images is most likely to come to mind from this metaphor? (You may choose two.)

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Fill in the blank to create a metaphor about Skippy, an emotional support dog providing just what a nervous passenger needed. During the turbulent flight, Skippy was a _________

• rock.

• blanket of calm.

• dog.

• pillow in which a buried my head.

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As the boy went on and on about all the reasons he had not completed his assignment, the teacher stared at him wooden faced. Figuratively, this metaphor means:

• The teacher was a wooden board.

• The teacher hammered him like a board.

• The teacher was not moved by the student's excuses and looked back at him emotionless.

• The teacher was ready to build a house instead of listen to his excuses.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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The storm shook the ocean of my sleep. Which of the following images is most likely to come to mind from this metaphor?

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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Fill in the blank to create a metaphor: Madeline just moved up to level 6 in gymnastics. Her joy was a __________ heard throughout the neighborhood.

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