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WorksheetsMetaphors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are metaphors?
A figure of speech used to describe one thing by suggesting a comparison to another thing.
A figure of speech used to classify a word or phrase.
A figure of speech used to describe a object using human traits
A phrase that should should not be taken seriously or literally
What are metaphors often confused with?
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
Allusions
Choose the metaphor
Peter Piper Picks Pickled Peppers
You're barking up the wrong tree
She's as graceful as a swan
He was burning up.
What's is Elvis's most famous metaphor
"O Romeo, Romeo wherefore art though Romeo"
"Oops, I did it again"
"You ain't nothing but a hound dog"
"Billie Jean is not my lover"
What is it called when metaphors become overused?
Cliche'
Tiring
Allusions
Weird
Choose the Cliche` metaphor
The alarm clock screamed at me
Ball is in your court
He is the Black sheep of the family
The pots made a loud bang as they hit the floor
Metaphors use like/as
True
False
Choose the metaphors
Alonzo is a walking party
Ella was so happy she floated across the room
The monster's roar was a clap of thunder
She's as agile as a monkey
You should use metaphors your audience will understand?
True
False
Which is a metaphor
You are my sunshine
Putting the cart before the horse
