Figurative Language: Simile and Metaphor

A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor

• A simile

• An analogy

• A hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A figure of speech that compares two things that are different without using "like" or "as":

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The metaphor 'Dad is a bear in the morning' means:

• Dad is very sleepy in the morning.

• Dad is very grumpy in the morning.

• Dad is very energetic in the morning.

• Dad is very hungry in the morning.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the metaphor 'My brother is a night owl' mean?

• He stays up late at night.

• He wakes up early in the morning.

• He is very quiet.

• He is very active during the day.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The metaphor 'The nurse was an angel' means:

• The nurse was literally an angel.

• The nurse was very kind and caring.

• The nurse could fly.

• The nurse was invisible.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the metaphor 'Kenny is such a pig' mean?

• Kenny is very clean.

• Kenny is very greedy or messy.

• Kenny is very intelligent.

• Kenny is very quiet.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The metaphor 'Our computer is a dinosaur' means that our computer is:

• very advanced

• very old

• very fast

• very small

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The metaphor 'Marcus is a walking encyclopedia' means:

• Marcus is very knowledgeable.

• Marcus walks a lot.

• Marcus carries an encyclopedia.

• Marcus is a book.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The metaphor 'The clouds were marshmallows in the sky' means that the clouds were:

• fluffy and soft

• dark and stormy

• far away and unreachable

• moving quickly

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the metaphor 'Justin's fingers were icicles' mean?

• Justin's fingers were very cold.

• Justin's fingers were very long.

• Justin's fingers were very sharp.

• Justin's fingers were very flexible.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D