figures of speech

She is as thin as a rake.

What two pictures are being compared?

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The colors of the rainbow looked like a box of crayons.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Pick out the simile

Her hair, black in colour

is as soft as silk.

It is long and shiny

and flows from the crown to the tip.

• Her hair is black in colour

• Her hair is long and shiny

• Her hair is as soft as silk

• Her hair flows from the crown to the tip

Pick out the simile in the following sentence.

When he laughs, his eyes shine like stars in the dark night sky.

• when he laughs

• his eyes shine like stars

• in the dark night sky

• when he laughs, his eyes shine

The boy's hat was as green as the grass.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Check all responses that ARE similes.

• Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

• Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

• I like to eat steak and potatoes.

• He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

Her cheeks were red like a rose.

• Not a simile

• simile

Pick out the metaphor

He was a lion in the fight. The soldiers were brave and fought hard, and he led them to victory.

• He was a lion in the fight.

• The soldiers were brave

• The soldiers fought hard

• He led them to victory

The gold treasure shined like a diamond.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Pick out the simile in the following sentence.

When he laughs, his eyes shine like stars in the dark night sky.

• when he laughs

• his eyes shine like stars

• in the dark night sky

• when he laughs, his eyes shine