Simile and Metaphors

Identify the Simile below...

• The tree danced in the wind.

• That cat is the devil.

• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

• She is as tall as a tree!

Identify the Metaphor below...

• He is a walking dictionary.

• The giant’s steps were as loud as thunder as he ran toward Jack.

• My pillow is like a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.

• I felt as hungry as a horse.

Identify if the sentence contains a simile or a metaphor.

'The baby was like an octopus, grabbing all the candy in the store.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

Identify if the sentence contains a simile or a metaphor.

As the teacher entered the room, she yelled, “This class is a circus!”

• Metaphor

• Simile

The best friends had so much in common, they were like two peas in a pod.



What two things are being compared in this this sentence?

• friends to peas

• friends to pods

• peas to pods

• best to friends

His nose was as red as a ripe strawberry.

What two things are being compared in this sentence?

• nose and red

• red and a strawberry

• nose and a strawberry

• red and ripe

'The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.'

What is the meaning of the simile above?

• The baby had 8 legs

• The baby lives in the sea.

• The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.

• The baby was sleeping.

'The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.'

What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.

• The baby never smiled.

• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.

The angry child was as loud as a roaring elephant.

What two things are being compared?

• angry and roaring

• loud and an elephant

• the child and roaring

• the child and the elephant

How many examples of metaphors are in this passage?

Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle. Jennie felt like the car was as little as a toy truck that was sitting at home in the toy chest. The car was a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time.

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