Similes and Metaphors

The man was strong as an ox

he ice was a glacier in my glass.

My teacher is as sharp as a tack.

The little girl eats like a bird.

The papers are a mountain on my desk.

The kids were a hurricane in the playroom.

The sound of rain was footsteps on the roof.

It is raining like cats and dogs.

The child likes pigs

The child ate a pig for dinner.

The child was so hungry he ate in a fast sloppy manner.

The child and a pig ate dinner together.

1. leaves are quiet in the forest

1. leaves change colors in the fall

1. the forest provides natural resources

the forest creates a sense of tranquility

Simile

Metaphor

idiom

personification

1. so beautiful that everybody would like to have it.

1. So tangled and dull that she struggles with it.

1. very smooth and shiny, nice to look at.

very white that she looks older than she is.

1. adventurous

1. happiness

1. a situation

1. encouragement

unpredictable