Understanding Metaphors

Both similes and metaphors ___________.

• compare things

• use the words 'like' and 'as'.

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem.

• make a story less vivid.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that _____.

• uses the words 'like' or 'as' but doesn't compare things.

• compares things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• gives a nonhuman thing human traits.

• uses a word that sounds like what it means.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The thunder was loud.

• The thunder boomed and rumbled.

• The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

• The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion.

• The boy said he'd die of shame.

• The boy did not like what he'd done.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• Her eyes shone through the darkness.

• Her eyes looked like mine.

• Her eyes were two full moons.

• Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

What kind of figurative language is in the following sentence? The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Sarah in warmth.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figurative language in this sentence.

Explain the meaning of the following sentence: The hug was like a warm blanket, wrapping Sarah in warmth.

• This means that Sarah was actually wrapped in a blanket.

• This means that Sarah had a fever.

• This means that the hug made Sarah feel warm and cared for.

• This means that Sarah doesn't like to be hugged.

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Both a simile and a metaphor.

• There is no figurative language in this sentence.

Explain the meaning of the following sentence: Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

• This means that Mikey's fingers became actual icicles.

• This means that Mikey waited for a very long time and got very cold.

• This means that Mikey is probably a snowman.

• This means that Mikey only waited for a minute or two.

Explain the meaning of the metaphor is this sentence: The computer in our classroom is a dinosaur.

• The computer is old.

• The computer is scary.

• The computer is brand new.

• The kids love the computer.