Similes and Metaphors

Determine the type of sentence.

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

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

Determine the type of sentence.

This computer is a dinosaur.

• Simile

• metaphor

• idiom

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.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

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

• Simlie

• Metaphor

The football player is as fast as a cheetah means...

• The football player is quick

• The football player saw a cheetah

• The football player was not fast

• There is a cheetah playing football