Metaphors II

What is a metaphor?

• Compares two things using like or as
• Compares two things NOT using like or as
• Gives human qualities to objects
• It's a sound word

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True or false. This is an example of a metaphor: Juliet is like the sun.

• True
• False

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True or false. This is a metaphor: Juliet is the sun.

• True
• False

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He is a walking dictionary

• a person looks like a book

• a person only knows how to speak using literal language

• a person is really smart

• a person likes to walk around while carrying a lot of books

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he/she is a night owl

• someone who likes to eat owls

• someone who likes to eat mice, like an owl

• someone who has really good vision at night

• someone who likes to stay up late at night

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he/she is a snail while walking upstairs

• a person who is really slow

• a person who likes to eat seafood

• a person who likes the crawl on the ground

• a person who lives near the sea

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the clouds are balls of cotton

• the clouds look white, light and fluffy

• the clouds look black, light it is ready to rain and storm

• there are no clouds in the sky

• there are many clouds in the sky

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the phone is glass

• the phone breaks easily

• the phone is made out of glass

• the phone is very easy to use

• the phone is old, and outdated

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he/she is blue

• a person is very sad

• a person looks like the color blue

• a person's favorite color is blue

• a person does not like the color blue

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he/she is a bear when waking up in the morning

• a person looks like a bear

• a person is very angry

• a person likes to live in the forerst

• a person loves nature

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