A metaphor is making a comparison between two things (like an object or an action) that aren't really applicable

• True

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A simile is

• Comparing two objects using or and if

• A comparison using like or as

• Not using like or as

• Comparing two things against each other

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I like long walks

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Neither

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As high as the sky

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Neither

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She was like a sister to me

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Neither

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Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• are great big exaggerations

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

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Ethan’s smile is a mile wide.

• Metaphor 
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

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'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

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If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll curse her name for a thosand generations.

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile 

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The students were as busy as bees.

• Simile.

• Metaphor.

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