Similies and Metaphors

Similies and Metaphors

Lesson 1

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence a simile?

Rage swept over him like a fire roaring through a dry forest

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a simile?

The angry man pounded his hand against the wall as his face turned red from frustration.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a simile?

They were like cat and mouse, constantly pursuing and escaping one another.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a metaphor?

Life's journey is a bicycle ride downhill.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence a metaphor;

His belt was a snake curling around his waist.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a metaphor?

I could smell the forest on them.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

Today was a bad dream; everything that could go wrong did.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Open Ended

Write an example of a simile.

Multiple Choice

SIMILE or METAPHOR?. Like a lost sheep, the little boy wandered through the crowd, crying loudly

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Open Ended

Write an example of a metaphor.

Multiple Choice

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

Arguing with mom is like arguing with an earthquake. There’s no way to change her course.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

Multiple Choice

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

The crocodile’s teeth were white daggers.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither