Simile and Metaphor Review

What is the meaning of this metaphor?

She is on a roller coaster of emotions.

• she's having fun

• she's scared

• she is having lots of different feelings

• she's going to vomit soon

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What is the meaning of this metaphor?

She is a shining star. She's good at pretty much everything she does.

• she is a loser

• she is an actress

• she is successful

• she sparkles

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What is the meaning of this metaphor?

His eyes were ice when he looked at me after wrecking his bike.

• he looked mean

• he looked friendly

• he looked chilly

• his eyes were ice cubes

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This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile

• metaphor

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My mom sees everything, she has eyes like a hawk

• Simile

• Metaphor

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What is a simile?

• a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

• a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• a type of poem in which two things are compared

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Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

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What is the meaning of the following simile?
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

• Someone is really hungry

• Someone is slightly sleepy

• Someone is extremely sleepy.

• Someone is slightly hungry. 

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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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You are my sunshine.

• simile

• metaphor

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