Figurative Language / Tenses

Identify all of the metaphors.

Hint: There is more than 1.

• The highway was a parking lot.

• The test was as easy as ABC.

• Your explanation is as clear as mud.

• Miss Aida is a dragon when she scold her class.

You are the sunshine of my life.

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

• Metaphor

• Similie

The test was as difficult as nailing jelly to a tree.

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

• Metaphor

• Simile

The world is a stage.

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

I could hear the beat of her words.

Is this sentence a sound image or visual image?

• Sound image

• Visual image

As I stared at the window, I could see different shades of black.

Is this sentence a sound image or visual image?

• Visual image

• Sound image

I see Bess's smile slide around her face.

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

• Metaphor

• Simile

Auni and Ain are like two peas in a pod.

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

Miss Aida temper was a volcano when 5R forgot to do their homework.

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

George was as hungry as a wolf as he did not have time to eat breakfast.

Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?

• Metaphor

• Simile