Similes and Metaphors

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

• Idiom
• simile
• hyperbole
• metaphor

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

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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If someone's clothes are brightly coloured with large shapes, you can use a metaphor and describe it as a _____ pattern.

• loud
• crazy
• sunny
• serene

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If a city contains people from many countries and cultures, you can use a metaphor and describe it as a _________.

• cooking pot
• melting pot
• frying pan
• metal pot

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If you have a lot of thoughts in your head and are feeling confused, you can use a metaphor and say that your head is ________.

• spinning
• weaving
• turning
• running crazy

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Identify the Simile below...

• The tree danced in the wind.
• She is as tall as a tree!
• That cat is the devil.
• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile
• metaphor

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

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hot chocolate

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Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile
• metaphor

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The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• eardrums

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