Identifying Metaphors

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

With six inches of snow, the park is a winter wonderland.

• snow

• inches

• park

• wonderland

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

Icicles are jagged swords dangling from the eaves.

• icicles

• swords

• eaves

• jagged

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

Fresh snow is frosting spread thick over mountaintops.

• spread thick

• mountaintops

• frosting

• fresh snow

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

With six inches of snow, the park is a winter wonderland.

• park

• snow

• six inches

• winter wonderland

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

Ice crystals are sparkling glitter on the slopes.

• slopes

• ice crystals

• glitter

• sparkling glitter

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

Children are jumping beans anxious to get outside and play.

• outside

• beans

• children

• jumping

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

The last snow falling from the clouds is sifted powered sugar drifting over the scene.

• last snow

• falling clouds

• powered sugar

• scene

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

Spring is my friend Sarah, happy and full of promise.

• Sarah

• promise

• friend

• spring

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

The announcement that school has been canceled is music to schoolchildren's ears.

• The announcement

• school children

• school

• music

What is being compared to the following metaphor?

Without gloves, my fingers are icicles.

• gloves

• fingers

• icicles

• winter