Simile and Metaphor Lesson

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English

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8th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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Simile and Metaphor

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Simile

a figure of speech that directly compares two things
normally using word "like" and "as"

Metaphor

a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common
the comparison is more indirect, usually made by stating something is something else

Multiple Choice

When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

simile

hyperbole

metaphor

idiom

Multiple Choice

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is

alliteration

onomatopoeia

metaphor

simile

Multiple Choice

He is as strong as an ox

Metaphor

Simile

Multiple Choice

My brother was boiling mad.

Metaphor

Simile

Multiple Choice

Indentify the metaphor

He was as slow as a snail

That building is as old as the pyramids

She ran like the wind

Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest

Multiple Choice

Indentify the simile

The tree danced in the wind

That cat is the devil

She is as tall as a tree!

My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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