Simile and Metaphor

The house was a wreck.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Her room was as neat as a pin.

• Simile

• Metaphor

The little boat was a dolphin in the water.

• SimIie

• Metaphor

A thunderstorm brewed in his eyes.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Her happiness floated like bubbles all around her.

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is the meaning of the following simile?
"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

• Someone is really hungry
• Someone is slightly sleepy
• Someone is extremely sleepy.
• Someone is slightly hungry. 

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What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.

• "best friend" and "secrets"
• "diary'' and "secrets" 
• "Diary" and "her best friend"
• "her" and "diary" 

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What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 

• Her best friend was writing in her diary.
• Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets
• Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.
• Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 

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What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. 

• Crab and Sand
• Crab and dancing scissors
• Scissors and sand
• Dancing and sand. 

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What is the meaning of the following Simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face was really rough.
• Sylvia's face was really smooth. 
• Sylvia's face was oily. 
• Sylvia's face was really dry. 

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