Similes and Metaphors

Simile or Metaphor?

The house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

Simile or metaphor?

My brother was boiling mad.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.4

Simile or metaphor?

The assignment was a breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.4

Simile or metaphor?

She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

Simile or metaphor?

That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

Simile or metaphor?

He was so scared he was as white as a ghost.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.4

After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were like icicles.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

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

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

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

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A