Metaphors

What is a metaphor?

• ^{A metaphor is a comparison, but it doesn't use "like" and it says one thing IS another.}

• when you say a hint to someone

• when you compare with someone saying like

• I don´t know

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The walrus and the penguin were at the zoo.

• She is a peacock because she loves the attention.

• The singer's voice was like a fresh spring day.

• The old woman was as wise as an owl.

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Students are sponges in the classroom.  

• Students soak up water. 
• Students soak up knowledge.
• The student is turning into a sponge. 

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Which sentence is an example of metaphor?

• You are like an elephant.

• You are like a lion.

• You are fire.

• I don´t know.

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What is the poet saying,"Her eyes were daggers as she looked at the man who stole her money."

• Her eyes are made of knives. They are sharp.

• She was very, very, angry at the thief.

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What is the poet saying,"The crowd was a roaring lion when they were told Jollie Bee was out of food."

• The crowd was loud and angry.

• The crowd had sharp teeth and claws.

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How would you change this into a metaphor? " He ate like a pig."

• He ate like a pig does.

• He eats like pigs do.

• He is a pig.

• He is like a pig when he eats.

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He is a walking dictionary

• a person looks like a book

• a person only knows how to speak using literal language

• a person is really smart

• a person likes to walk around while carrying a lot of books

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he/she is a night owl

• someone who likes to eat owls

• someone who likes to eat mice, like an owl

• someone who has really good vision at night

• someone who likes to stay up late at night

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the classroom is a zoo

• the classroom has many animals in it

• the classroom has many pictures of animals on the walls

• the classroom shows a lot of videos about animals

• the classroom is chaotic and filled with noisy students

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