Similes and Metaphors

Both similes and metaphors ________.

• compare things

• use the words “like” and “as”

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• make a story less vivid

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.

• uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things

• compares things without using the words “like” or “as”

• gives a nonhuman thing human traits

• uses a word that sounds like what it means

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True or False: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. The simile is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like."

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The thunder was loud.

• The thunder boomed and rumbled.

• The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

• The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

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Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion.

• The boy said he’d die of shame.

• The boy did not like what he’d done.

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Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• simile

• metaphor

• both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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