Metaphors

Read the metaphor. What does it mean?

In the school’s race, Ryan was a cheetah.

• Ryan tripped the other runners.

• Ryan was a fast runner.

• Ryan was smarter than the others.

• Ryan was the loser in the race.

Read the metaphor.

When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow.

What two things are being compared?

• The cat and its prey

• The cat and a shadow

• The prey and its shadow

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The house was a carnival.

• The house was noisy like a carnival.

• The carnival moved into the house

He is a walking dictionary. What two things are being compared?

• A person and a walker

• A person and a dictionary

The basketball player is a racecar on the court. What does this mean?

• The basketball player has a motor that can turn on and off.

• The basketball player moves quickly. He runs fast.

The wind is a howling wolf. What does this metaphor mean?

• The wolf is howling at the wind.

• The wind sounds like a wolf howling.

The park was a lake after the rain. What does this metaphor mean?

• It rained a lot and the park is flooded.

• The lake in the park overflowed.

The kids were monkeys on the playground. What does this metaphor mean?

• The kids were running, jumping, and hanging everywhere on the playground equipment.

• The kids saw monkeys on the playground.

What two things are being compared in this metaphor?

The stormy ocean is a raging bull.

• a thunderstorm and a bull

• the water and a bull

The ballerina is a swan gliding across the stage.

What is being compared in this metaphor?

• the ballerina and a swan

• the ballerina

• the ballerina and the stage