Identify Metaphors and Similes

The sky was the color of the calm Pacific thousands of miles from land. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I am as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She was a kite, floating above the confusion around her. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Like a silent thief, the dog crept into the kitchen. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My thoughts fluttered from subject to subject like a butterfly visiting flowers in a field. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The dark, cold and silent room was a tomb. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My noisy sister was like a buzzing fly. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Soft and warm, the bed was an inviting oasis. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The child’s tears were cold raindrops from a tiny cloud. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The sunshine was like a warm blanket on a cold and rainy night. Identify if this is a metaphor or simile.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D