Meaning of Similes and Metaphors

Anna is like a ray of sunshine on a stormy day.

• She cheers people up when they are having a bad day

• She makes people feel warm when they are cold

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My Great Grandma Tina was a prickly, old porcupine.

• She was a sweet, loving woman

• She was grouchy and unfriendly

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Every time the bully entered the room, it was like a storm cloud covered the class.

• He made people uncomfortable

• He made people excited

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My fourth grade year was like a rollercoaster.

• It was boring

• It was long

• it had high and low moments emotionally

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Her voice is music to my ears.

• She has a pleasant voice

• She has an annoying voice

• Her voice was quiet

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Taking my children to the grocery store is like pulling teeth.

• It is bloody

• it is entertaining

• it is difficult

• it is scary

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The ballerina was a gentle feather.

• She was clumsy

• She was fluffy

• She was ticklish

• She was light on her feet

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My mother's arms are like a warm blanket.

• They are comforting

• They are itchy

• They are fuzzy

• They are thin

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I was drowning in a sea of homework.

• I was finished with my homework

• I was behind on my homework

• I was enjoying my homework

• I did not have any homework

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Her freckles were like the stars in the sky.

• She didn't have any freckles

• She had a lot of freckles

• Her freckles were white

• Her freckles were black

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D