Metaphor and Simile Practice

What does this metaphor mean? "I was a couch potato on Sunday."

• I was being lazy on Sunday.

• My couch turned into a potato.

• I turned into a potato.

• I ate potato chips on Sunday.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does this simile mean? "Her eyes are as black night."

• Her eyes have stars in them.

• Her eyes are blank.

• Her eyes are very dark.

• Her eyes are scary.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does this metaphor mean? "It was raining cats and dogs."

• Dogs were falling from the sky.

• The cats and dogs were fighting.

• It was raining very hard.

• The cat's meows sounded like thunder.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does this simile mean? "Her smile was like a ray of sunshine."

• Her smile was yellow.

• Her smile was very bright and cheerful.

• Don't stare directly at her smile.

• Her smile was too hot.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does this metaphor mean? "Lizzie has a heart of gold."

• Lizzie's heart is hard and cold.

• Lizzie is a kind and compassionate person.

• Lizzie likes expensive things.

• Lizzie is rich.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language: "We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky" ~Rihanna

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language: "I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space." ~Pharrell Williams

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language: "Me without a mic is like a beat without a snare" ~Lauryn Hill

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language: "You're the coffee that I need in the morning." ~H.E.R

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language: "Got friends that cried fountains." ~Beyonce

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D