Similes & Metaphors

He is a walking dictionary

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

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She bounded outdoors into the winter wonderland of marshmallow covered hills

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

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She is a bolt of lightening when she runs

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

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That kitten was a ball of evil wrapped up in a sack of feline fur.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

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That test was a piece of cake

• Simile 

• Metaphor

• Neither

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Simile or Metaphor:

They stood alone, frozen statues on the plain.

• simile

• metaphor

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I just can't seem to wake up. I'm a zombie today.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

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My father is a bear in the morning.

• simile

• metaphor

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What is a simile?

• a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

• a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• a type of poem in which two things are compared

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What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

• A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• A type of poem in which two things are compared

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