Similes and Metaphors Explain What They Mean

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. 

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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.

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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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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