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

Using figurative language creates amazing ____ in your mind.

• headaches

• brain food

• images

• pathways

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

• 
• 
• 
• 

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!

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.

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.)

• 
• 
• 
• 

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.

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.

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

• 
• 
• 
• 

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.