Similes and Metaphors

Simile or Metaphor?

• simile

• metaphor

• neither simile nor metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence. The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• simile

• metaphor

• both a simile and a metaphor

• There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket.

• This means that Simone had a fever.

• This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.

• This means that Simone doesn’t like to be hugged.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Her diary was her best friend, guarding all of her secrets. 

• Her best friend was writing in her diary.

• Her diary was open so that everyone could see her secrets

• Her secrets weren't safe in her diary.

• Her secrets are safe because they are written in her diary, which could not talk. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• Time is a thief.

• The world is a stage.

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

CCSS.L.4.5.a

Metaphor or simile?

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Metaphor or simile?

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Differentiate between the following sentences and identify which one is a metaphor: "The night was as dark as coal." "The night was a dark blanket."

• Sentence 1 is a metaphor.

• Sentence 2 is a metaphor.

• Both sentences are metaphors.

• Neither sentence is a metaphor.

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Differentiate between the following sentences and identify which one is a metaphor: "The night was as dark as coal." "The night was a dark blanket."

• Sentence 1 is a metaphor.

• Sentence 2 is a metaphor.

• Both sentences are metaphors.

• Neither sentence is a metaphor.

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

"It's been a hard day's night, And I've been working like a dog." (The Beatles)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• neither simile nor metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D