What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand.
Similes & Metaphors

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English
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4th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Crab and Sand
Crab and dancing scissors
Scissors and sand
Dancing and sand.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
My grandma is as sweet as sugar.
she is very nice
she wears sweet perfume
she likes to bake sweets
she loves CHOCOLATE!
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Her tears shone in the night like the lights of the station wagon
Simile
Metaphor
Neither
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way using “like” or “as.”
simile
metaphor
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The city is a sea of sadness.
simile
metaphor
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Toa is as brave as a strong chicken
Metaphor
Simile
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
He exhaled slowly, each breath as ragged as a bumpy brick road
Simile
Metaphor
Neither
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