Metaphors and Meanings

What is the meaning of the following Simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face was really rough.
• Sylvia's face was really smooth. 
• Sylvia's face was oily. 
• Sylvia's face was really dry. 

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?

She is on a roller coaster of emotions.

• She's having fun.

• She's scared.

• She is having lots of different feelings.

What is the meaning of the following simile?

The fruit salad was like a rainbow!

• It was rainbow shaped.

• Leprechauns liked it.

• It was colorful.

My grandma is as sweet as sugar.

What is the meaning of the simile in the sentence?

• She is very nice.

• She wears sweet perfume.

• She likes to bake sweets.

• She loves CHOCOLATE!

The metaphor 'A heart of gold', means what?

• A person that is sweet, kind, generious and of good nature has a heart of gold.

• A heart heavy as gold

• Someone who is very rich

• Just a bit of mumbo-jumbo

The metaphor, 'John has butterflies in his stomach', means what?

• John is about to feel sick.

• John just ate some butterflies.

• John is feeling nervous and maybe excited.

What is the meaning of the following simile?

The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.

• nice and soft
• really hard
• just right
• fluffy

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

What is the meaning of the simile below?

The football player was as strong as an ox as he tackled the quarterback. 

•  He was extremely strong.
• He smelled like an ox.

Mrs. Evans is a bear when she wakes up each morning. 

• Mrs. Evans likes to eat berries for breakfast.

• Mrs. Evans is grouchy in the mornings.