Similes and Metaphors

Which sentence contains a simile?

• Being with my students was pure heaven.

• You behaved like absolute angels.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• You behaved like absolute angels.

• Being with my students was pure heaven.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Staying inside all day was like bring in prison.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Life is a stage, and we are all actors.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Sid was a cheetah in the 100-yard dash.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Annabelle's room looked like it was hit by a huricane.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: The snow was a blanket covering the yard.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: The train rolled on all day long, to the song of the metal against the tracks.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: I had never seen so many lights; it was like the world was on fire.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Write a simile comparing a lion's roar to another sound.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3