Metaphor and Simile Valentines

What is a simile?

• Sound words

• When the words all start with the same sound

• Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as"

• when something is exciting

Identify the type of figurative language represented in this sentence: My valentine has a heart of gold.

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

• personification

Identify the type of figurative language represented in this sentence: My valentine is as sweet as candy.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

Which line is an example of a metaphor?

• First feelings would freely flee

• My love for you is a red, red rose

• I would think of you by the hour

• my feelings for you are true

She is as busy as a bee.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• allusion

You are the apple of my eye.

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

• alliteration

He is as happy as a clam.

• alliteration

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

What is a metaphor?

• A) A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• B) A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• C) A type of rhyme

• D) A form of exaggeration

Identify the figurative language in this sentence: 'Her smile is sunshine.'

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Which sentence contains a simile?

• A) The world is a stage.

• B) Her eyes were like stars.

• C) Time is a thief.

• D) The wind whispered secrets.