Similes y Metáforas

Which one of the following IS a simile?

• Her hair was like snow.

• You are my sunshine.

• Success is key.

• He is a night owl.

"My granddad drives as slow as a snail" means...

• There was a snail on my granddad's car.

• My granddad drives very slowly.

• The snail is very slow.

• My granddad raced a snail.

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two things not using "like" or "as"

• A comparison of two things that uses "like" or "as"

• A person, place or thing

• A phrase that says one thing but means another

Which one is not a simile?

• He is a night owl.

• He is as tall as a giraffe.

• She is as quiet as a mouse.

• Her hair is as yellow as hay.

What two things are being compared in the following simile? Her hair is as white as snow. Select two answers.

• Hair

• Snow White

• Snow

• A girl

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

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

• This means that Simone had a fever.

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

• This means that Simone doesn’t like to be hugged.

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.

What two things are being compared in this this sentence?

• friends to peas

• friends to pods

• peas to pods

• best to friends

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!

What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin. 

• Sylvia's face and baby's skin

• Lotion and Sylvia's face.

• Sylvia and her face.

• Sylvia and smooth.