Metaphors and similes

Read the sentence and decide if it contains a metaphor or a simile:

"His hand was cold as ice when I shook it "

• Metaphor

• Simile

Read the sentence and decide if it contains a metaphor or a simile:

"For the old and infirm, a fourth-floor flat can be a prison"

• Metaphor

• Simile

Read the sentence and decide if it contains a metaphor or a simile:

"The kitchen's a disaster area - will you clear up, please?"

• Metaphor

• Simile

Read the sentence and decide if it contains a metaphor or a simile:

"Lucy is busy as a bee preparing for her birthday party"

• Metaphor

• Simile

Read the sentence and decide if it contains a metaphor or a simile:

"At the end of the story, the hero dies of a broken heart"

• Metaphor

• Simile

Read the sentence and decide if it contains a metaphor or a simile:

"The lake was a mirror before we jumped in"

• Metaphor

• Simile