When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

• alliteration
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

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You are....... (Metaphor - finish the sentence)

• like a flower.

• wise as a mouse.

• awesome!

• such a clown!

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The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• eardrums

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Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile
• metaphor

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Identify the simile.

• The tree danced in the wind.
• She is as tall as a tree!
• That house cat is a wild lion.

• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

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The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

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