Metaphors

Click the correct metaphor

• Her has was as soft as silk

• The dog ran like a cheetah

• Her heart is gold

• He eats like a pig

What is a metaphor?

• Contrasts 2 or more things using like or as

• Compares 2 or more things using like or as

• Compares 2 or more things without using like or as

Circle the correct metaphor

• You are busy as a bee

• You sparkle like a diamond

• Her bed was as hard as a rock

• She is a walking dictionary

Select the answer that is NOT a metaphor

• It is raining cats and dogs

• She has a heart of a lion

• I am as cool as a cucumber

"I am as cool as a cucumber" is a...

Bonus: write down a sentence that has a metaphor in it