Similes/Metaphors

Her skin was as soft as a pillow. This is a.....

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Neither

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

He is a tank! This is a....

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Neither

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

I like to eat ice cream. This is a...

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Neither

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The ice cream was as cold as snow. This is a....

• simile
• metaphor
• neither

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Her hair is a mop. This is a....

• simile
• metaphor
• neither

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Her eyes were as blue as crystals. This is a...

• simile
• metaphor
• neither

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

He is a monkey! This is a....

• simile
• metaphor
• neither

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Comparing two thing using the words like or as is known as _________________. 

• A simile
• A metaphor
• A context clue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

A figure of speech describing one thing as something else (without using like or as) is known as _________________. 

• a metaphor
• a simile
• a misunderstanding
• a mistake