Similes and Metaphors (Live)

Where is the simile in the following sentences?: "I would really like a bed like the one in that hotel. Sleeping in that bed is like sleeping on a cloud."

• No simile

• "I would really like a bed like the one in that hotel."

• "Sleeping in that bed is like sleeping on a cloud."

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"Living with a two year old brother can be like riding a roller coaster." -- This is an example of ________

• a simile

• an idiom

• a metaphor

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"Sometimes he is an angel, but other times my brother is a complete monster." ---This is an example of____________

• similes

• metaphors

• idioms

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Similes make comparisons between two unlike things using like or as.

• true
• false

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Metaphors directly compare two objects without using like or as.

• true
• false

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Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.

• simile
• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor:

They stood alone, frozen statues on the plain.

• simile

• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile
• metaphor

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The metaphor 'A heart of gold', means what?

• A person that is sweet, kind, generious and of good nature has a heart of gold.

• A heart heavy as gold

• Someone who is very rich

• Just a bit of mumbo-jumbo

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Which one of the following is a simile?

• Her hair was like snow.

• You are my sunshine.

• Success is key.

• He is a night owl.

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