Understanding Similes and Metaphors

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

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

• A statement that cannot be true

• A type of poem

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

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

• A type of rhyme

• A question that has no answer

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

• Her smile

• As bright as the sun

• Was bright

• The sun

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "Time is a thief."

• Time

• Is a thief

• A thief

• Is

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The world is a stage.

• He is a shining star.

• She sings like an angel.

• The classroom was a zoo.

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• As busy as a bee

• The curtain of night

• As cold as ice

• As brave as a lion

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

Define a simile.

• A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things

• A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect

• A figure of speech that gives human traits to non-human things

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

Define a metaphor.

• A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things

• A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect

• A figure of speech that gives human traits to non-human things

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall