Metaphor

The words of the poet was a breath of fresh air over the audience. Metaphor?

• yes

• no

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• Comparing two things using like or as.

• Comparing two different things NOT using like or as.

• Silly sentences using animals and people.

• Things that have people like characteristics.

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 

• The baby never smiled. 

• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

My big brother is a couch potato.

• simile

• metaphor

A metaphor compares two things NOT using the words...

• have and of

• like and as

• to have and to hold

• simile

My brother was boiling mad.

• simile

• metaphor

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.

Identify the metaphor

• My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

• My heart is a muscle.

• My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.

• My heart is like a muscle.

My father is a bear in the morning.

• simile

• metaphor

My life is a dream.

• simile

• metaphor