Similes and Metaphors Figurative Language

Please complete the sentence below with one of the choices available.

Literal language...

• uses figures to express ideas.

• uses words that come from German.

• doesn't mean what it says.

• means exactly what it says.

Please complete the sentence below with one of the choices available.

Metaphors...

• are the same as similes.

• compare two ideas WITHOUT the words

  "like" or "as".

• Do not compare ideas

• are not important

  to good writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Match the following similes and metaphor ideas.

• a busy bee

• Metaphors

• don't use

  like or as

  to compare.

• Similes

• as a

  mountain.

• She is as quiet

• compare using

  like or as.

• She is

• as a mouse

• Sharon is as tall

A metaphor is a ​ (a)   of two ​ (b)   things ​ (c)   using the words "like" or ​ (d)   .

• comparison
• different
• without
• "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the answer that correctly completes the similes.

• Uncle Bob is as jolly as ___ when he bakes Christmas cookies.

• a turtle

• Tia is a slow as ___ when she makes her bed in the mornings.

• honey

• Everyone loves Miss Betty because she is a sweet as ___.

• Santa

• My older brother was as gentle as ___ when he held our baby sister.

• a lamb

A simile is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "____" (or sometimes "than")

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Drag the labels to the correct positions:

a

b

SIMILE

METAPHOR

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Her eyes sparkled _____ diamonds when she saw her gift.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Simile

,

(b) Metaphor

,

(c) Literal Language

• like a fish out of water
• Her words were a soothing balm
• The water is cold

• The sky is blue

• as busy as a bee
• She ran quickly to the store

• The cat is on the mat

• Life is a journey
• He has a heart of stone
• as brave as a lion
• The world is a stage
• like a bolt of lightning
• as sweet as honey
• The classroom was a zoo
• like a dream come true
• Time is a thief
• He is 6 feet tall

• The sound was very loud

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is the literal meaning behind this metaphor?

The car is a dinosaur so we need to buy a new one.

• The car is very old.
• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
• The car is very new.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4