Similes and Metaphors

Simile or Metaphor?

The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

'Kenneth is like a bull in a china shop'. This phrase means

• Kenneth is very rough and clumsy.

• Kenneth isn't feeling well.

• Kenneth is very angry.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

'Since Mom has two jobs, she is always as busy as a bee'. This phrase means

• Mom is always doing something.

• Mom is afraid of bees.

• Mom is building a beehive.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Simile or Metaphor?

The singer's voice was a breath of fresh air.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My brother was boiling mad.

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simlie

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

'The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks'. This phrase means that the cookies were ….

• nice and soft

• really hard

• just right

• fluffy

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

'Mary is like a human calculator'. This phrase means

• Mary acts like a robot.

• Mary is very good at math.

• Mary needs a calculator to help her in math.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

The fall leaves are as orange as a pumpkin

• Simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D