Similes, Metaphors and Hyperboles

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A type of rhyme

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The sun was like a golden coin.

• He is a shining star.

• She runs as fast as the wind.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: "I've told you a million times to clean your room."

• I've told you

• A million times

• To clean your room

• Your room

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A type of rhyme

Which of the following is a simile?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• Her smile is as bright as the sun.

• He has a heart of stone.

• The world is a stage.

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A type of rhyme

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "The clouds were like cotton candy in the sky."

• The clouds

• Were like cotton candy

• In the sky

• Cotton candy

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• The stars danced in the sky.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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

• Time is

• A thief

• That steals

• Our moments

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The world is a stage.

• Her eyes were diamonds.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• The wind howled in the night.