Simile and Metaphor

Hearing my kids get along is music to my ears.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

What is a metaphor?

• A word that makes the sound it represents

• A comparison of two unrelated things

• An exaggerated statement

A simile.....

• tells what a person likes

• compares two unlike things using the words like or as

• compares two similar things 

• tells what a person is doing

The city was a jungle.

is an example of what type of figurative language?

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is being compared in this simile?

• eyes-glasses

• eyes-fish

• fish-glasses

Please complete the sentence below with one of the choices available.

Similes...

• are the same as metaphors.

• compare two ideas.

• use literal

  language.

• are important

  to good writing.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The stars were diamonds in the sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• Time is a thief.

• The world is a stage.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

• The classroom was noisy.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The classroom was full of animals.

• The classroom was organized.

What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a metaphor does not.

• A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a simile does not.

• A simile is more descriptive than a metaphor.

• A metaphor is more descriptive than a simile.