Similes & Metaphors

That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile

• metaphor

He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.

• simile

• metaphor

When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

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. 

The assignment was a breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• eardrums

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

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!

Fruit is fuel for a healthy body. 

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration 

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.