Simile and Idioms

What is the meaning of the underlined expression in this sentence.

Steven sings like a nightingale.

• Steven's singing is unpleasant.

• Steven is a nightingale.

• Steven sings beautifully.

Which figurative language compares 2 unlike things using like or as?

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

Which is an example of a simile?

• Your bedroom is a pigpen.

• Kim is never nervous. She is always as cool as a cucumber.

• Lily and Jasmine didn’t want to beat around the bush, so they just told us who broke the vase.

Determine the type of sentence.

It is raining cats and dogs outside.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

Determine the type of sentence.

Don’t just sit there like a bump on a log!

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

She cried like a little baby.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Marcos is as slow as a turtle when he eats his breakfast.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Mrs. Crown was as busy as a bee this weekend.

• Simile

• Metaphor

De'Ja is as fast as lightening.

• Simile

• Metaphor

The lightbulb is as bright as the sun.

• Metaphor

• Simile