Similes and Metaphors

What is the difference between similes and metaphors?

• Similes use exaggeration and metaphors don't

• Similes use "like" or "as" and metaphors don't

• Metaphors use "like" or "as" and similes don't

• Metaphors use exaggeration and similes don't

Why is it important to choose your images carefully when using figurative language?

• To be as creative as possible

• To prevent others from having unusual ideas

• So others will believe you are intelligent

• So others will understand your desired effect

Which of the following is most likely the intended meaning of the metaphor “She is a cheetah”?

• She is yellow with black spots.

• She is a skilled hunter.

• She runs very fast.

• She is a large cat native to Africa.

There’s an implied metaphor in the sentence “Max lured Mia into his web.” What is Max compared to?

• Mia

• A web

• A spider

• A fly

What does this metaphor mean? "I was a couch potato on Sunday."

• I was being lazy on Sunday.

• My couch turned into a potato.

• I turned into a potato.

• I ate potato chips on Sunday.

What does this metaphor mean? "Lizzie has a heart of gold."

• Lizzie's heart is hard and cold.

• Lizzie is a kind and compassionate person.

• Lizzie likes expensive things.

• Lizzie is rich.

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of simile

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor is a type of insect

• A metaphor is a type of plant

Metaphor or simile?

• metaphor

• simile

What is a metaphor?

• Is when you describe something by giving hints

• Is when someone compares you to something without saying like

• I don't know

• Is when someone compares you to something using like

Metaphor or simile?

• metaphor

• simile