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WorksheetsDescribing Metaphors and Similes
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is this metaphor describing?
"Life is your restaurant and I'm your matire d'." --Genie in Aladdin
There is a lot of food for you to eat! Choose what you want.
I'm a waiter here to take your order at this cafe.
Life has a lot to offer you; I can help give you what you want.
Life is busy like a restaurant.
What is this simile describing?
"She's like a spider waiting for the kill." --from 101 Dalmatians
She's waiting to attack.
She has eight legs and a web.
She eats insects and is waiting for some to arrive.
She is waiting for her food.
What does this simile mean?
"Mr. Dark's smile melted like cotton candy." --Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mr. Dark was eating cotton candy.
Mr. Dark's smile was sweet.
Mr. Dark's smile was hidden by cotton candy.
Mr. Dark stopped smiling quickly.
What does this metaphor mean?
"Carnival ladies [are] grizzly bears." --Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ladies at a carnival are huge and furry.
Ladies at a carnival are ugly and scary.
Ladies at a carnival are actually bears, not people.
Ladies at a carnival have health problems.
What does this simile mean?
"You're as cuddly as a cactus." --from the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
You drive everyone away--no one wants to get close to you
You're green with prickly spikes--people get stabbed if they touch you
People can hug you but get stabbed with your spikes
You're warm and cuddly.
What does this metaphor mean?
"You shoot me down, but I won't fall. I am titanium." --from "Titanium" by David Guetta featuring Sia
I am actually made of metal and your arrows won't work.
I can't fall down because I am so heavy.
I won't fall because you have terrible aim.
I am too strong to be hurt or defeated.
What does this simile mean?
"Hair as blond-white as milk thistle." --Something Wicked This Way Comes
The hair is milk.
The hair was wet.
The hair was white.
The hair was a plant.
What does this metaphor mean?
"Will broke out in pearls of ice." --Something Wicked This Way Comes
Will put on jewelry.
Will was covered in ice.
Will got goose bumps.
Will took jewelry out of his pocket.
What does this simile mean?
"Your words like knives and swords and weapons" -- by "Mean" from Taylor Swift
Your words hurt me.
Your weapons are sharp.
You have a collection of weapons.
You are throwing sharp objects through the air.
What does this simile mean?
"The balloon like a vast moldy green cheese stood fixed to the sky." --Something Wicked This Way Comes
The balloon in the sky was made of cheese.
The balloon threw cheese into the sky.
The balloon sent a nasty smell into the air.
The balloon in the sky was an ugly green color.
What does this simile mean?
"The tents were lemon like the sun." --Something Wicked This Way Comes
The tents were shiny.
The tents were made of lemons.
The tents were bright yellow.
The tents were warm.
What does this simile mean?
"I've been working like a dog." --from "A Hard Days Night" by The Beatles
I've been working hard.
I've been running around playing catch.
I've been sleeping all day.
I am actually a dog.
