Metaphors, Similes, Verbs

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

• alliteration
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

Identify the simile.

• The tree danced in the wind.
• She is as tall as a tree!
• That cat is the devil.
• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

Identify the metaphor.

• Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
• He was as tall as a skyscraper.
• He was as fast as a cheetah.
• The toddler was like a wild monkey.

Simile or Metaphor?
The library was an ocean of books.

• Simile 
• Metaphor

That test was a piece of cake

• Simile 
• Metaphor
• Neither

Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?
He was scared so much he was as white as a ghost.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?
He is a walking dictionary.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile
• metaphor