Similes and Metaphors

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• The flowers danced in the breeze.

• The sun is a yellow ball in the sky.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor in the sentence: The world is a stage.

• a stage.

• The world is

• is a stage

• The world

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the correct simile:

• The moon shines brightly.

• The moon is like a silver coin.

• The moon is a silver coin.

• The moon is round.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the simile in the sentence: Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• was as bright

• Her smile

• as the sun

• Her smile was

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Cinderella’s slippers were as shiny as the sun. 

• Figurative

• Simile

• Sentence

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The snow is a white blanket. 

• Simile

• Figurative

• Sentence

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She was brave as a lion on the rollercoaster. 

• Figurative

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Language

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My mom was busy as a bee. 

• Metaphor

• Sentence

• Figurative

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The calm lake was a mirror about what was to come. 

• Figurative

• Sentence

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5