Mastering Similes and Metaphors

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A type of personification

• An exaggeration for effect

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• She swims like a fish

• He is a shining star

• They fought like cats and dogs

• She is as busy as a bee

Identify the simile in the sentence: "The clouds were fluffy like cotton balls."

• The clouds were fluffy

• Like cotton balls

• The clouds

• Fluffy like cotton balls

Choose the sentence that contains a metaphor.

• The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas

• The car was as fast as lightning

• Her smile was like sunshine

• He ran like the wind

What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile is always true, while a metaphor is not

• A metaphor uses "like" or "as," and a simile does not

• A simile uses "like" or "as," and a metaphor does not

• There is no difference; they are the same thing

Which of the following is a simile?

• Time is a thief

• Her eyes are stars

• He is as brave as a lion

• Life is a rollercoaster

Identify the metaphor in the sentence: "The classroom was a zoo during the school play."

• The classroom

• A zoo

• The classroom was a zoo

• During the school play

Which of the following is NOT a metaphor?

• The world is a stage

• He has the heart of a lion

• She is as sly as a fox

• His mind is a computer

Choose the option that correctly turns the simile into a metaphor: "She sings like an angel."

• She sings angelically

• She is an angelic singer

• She is an angel when she sings

• She has the voice of an angel

Which sentence uses a simile?

• The snow is a white blanket

• He's a cheetah on the track

• Her hair was silk

• The cake was like eating a cloud