Meanings of Similes and Metaphors

What is a metaphor?

• A word that makes the sound it represents

• A comparison of two unrelated things

• An exaggerated statement

As straight as an arrow is an example of what?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,

• it is extremely cheap

• it is not worth the money

• it is very expensive

words and phrases that require you to distinguish between literal and figurative meanings.  Some examples are similes and metaphors.

• drama

• author

• figurative language

• meter

You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Chliche

• Personification

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as

• None of the above

(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning. Like when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.

• Figurative

• Technical

• Connotative

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• A) Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• B) He ran like the wind.

• C) The leaves danced in the wind.

• D) As busy as a bee.

What does the simile 'as brave as a lion' mean?

• A) Someone is very cowardly.

• B) Someone is very brave.

• C) Someone is very fast.

• D) Someone is very quiet.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: 'Time is a thief that steals our moments.'

• A) Time is a thief.

• B) Steals our moments.

• C) Time is precious.

• D) Moments are stolen.