Interpret Similes and Metaphors

All of the following are similes except for

• The rumors spread like wildfire about who was going to be the new teacher.

• Emily's new jacket fit like a glove.

• Monique likes to listen to music while she studies.

• I always ask Leo for help because he is as wise as an owl.

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All of the following are metaphors except for

• It took forever to get to my grandma's house because the freeway was a parking lot.

• Sara acted like a baby when she went to the dentist.

• The snow was a blanket that covered the sidewalk.

• I avoid my dad in the morning because he is a crab when he gets out of bed.

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All of the following are similes except for:

• Her plan worked like a dream.

• The teenager ate like a horse.

• I don't know why she doesn't like the dark.

• My dad said he slept like a log.

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The camper was a chicken when he heard a growl in the forest.

• The baby ate like a bird during dinner.

• Greg is a thirty year old baseball player.

• The twins fight like cats and dogs.

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Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Life is a stage, and we are all actors.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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Does the following sentence contain a metaphor or a smile: Annabelle's room looked like it was hit by a huricane.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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Simile or metaphor? The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth.

• simile

• metaphor

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Which sentence contains a simile?

• Being with my students was pure heaven.

• You behaved like absolute angels.

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What does this metaphor mean?

• 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.

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Simile or Metaphor?

He was so scared that he turned as white as a ghost.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D