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Yep...me again!

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This castle will be Jasmine Green's future home!

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This castle will be Jasmine Green's future home!

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Simile is when you compare something with "like" or "as."  She is as pretty as a picture.  He is as fat as an elephant.

Metaphor is when you compare something..BUT YOU DO NOT USE LIKE OR AS.
Manny is a God when it comes to dancing!

Worksheet

Name _____________________________ |
|  | Date ___________________
(Answer ID # 1019784)

Select the choice that explains the meaning of the metaphor as it is used in the sentence.
1.  | Sam was a pig for eating so much for dessert!

The metaphor Sam was a pig:
Sam was a pet pig.
Sam smelled funny.
Sam ate too much.
| 2.  | Dad said that the used car he bought was a lemon.

The metaphor a lemon:
The car ran smoothly.
The car had a lot wrong with it.
The car was bright yellow.

3.  | Mom was boiling mad when I came home late for dinner.

The metaphor boiling mad:
Mom was a little upset.
Mom was very angry.
Mom was making dinner.
| 4.  | John is a giant in his class, towering a foot over his classmates.

The metaphor John is a giant:
John is from a fairy tale.
John is short.
John is tall.

5.  | His mind is a sieve.

The metaphor is a sieve:
He remembers well.
He is in a foreign country.
He forgets easily.
| 6.  | Mike's mind was a computer; he knows just about everything.

The metaphor mind was a computer:
Mike's face was square.
Mike had no thoughts.
Mike was very smart.

7.  | The attorney began to grill the witness.

The metaphor grill the witness:
The witness didn't know how to answer the attorney's questions.
The attorney asked several questions of the witness.
The attorney had the witness over for a barbecue.
| 8.  | A man's home is his castle.

The metaphor home is his castle:
A man can do whatever he wants in his home.
A man mows the lawn.
A man has a moat around his house.

9.  | Bella's words of encouragement were music to my ears.

The metaphor music to my ears:
Bella sang to me.
Bella's words of encouragement were just what I needed to hear.
Bella played the piano for me.
| 10.  | Ben is an encyclopedia.

The metaphor is an encyclopedia.:
Ben doesn't know very much.
Ben is going on a trip.
Ben knows a lot of information.

Answer Key 10197841.  | Sam was a pig for eating so much for dessert!

The metaphor Sam was a pig:
Sam was a pet pig.
Sam smelled funny.
Sam ate too much.
| 2.  | Dad said that the used car he bought was a lemon.

The metaphor a lemon:
The car ran smoothly.
The car had a lot wrong with it.
The car was bright yellow.

3.  | Mom was boiling mad when I came home late for dinner.

The metaphor boiling mad:
Mom was a little upset.
Mom was very angry.
Mom was making dinner.
| 4.  | John is a giant in his class, towering a foot over his classmates.

The metaphor John is a giant:
John is from a fairy tale.
John is short.
John is tall.

5.  | His mind is a sieve.

The metaphor is a sieve:
He remembers well.
He is in a foreign country.
He forgets easily.
| 6.  | Mike's mind was a computer; he knows just about everything.

The metaphor mind was a computer:
Mike's face was square.
Mike had no thoughts.
Mike was very smart.

7.  | The attorney began to grill the witness.

The metaphor grill the witness:
The witness didn't know how to answer the attorney's questions.
The attorney asked several questions of the witness.
The attorney had the witness over for a barbecue.
| 8.  | A man's home is his castle.

The metaphor home is his castle:
A man can do whatever he wants in his home.
A man mows the lawn.
A man has a moat around his house.

9.  | Bella's words of encouragement were music to my ears.

The metaphor music to my ears:
Bella sang to me.
Bella's words of encouragement were just what I needed to hear.
Bella played the piano for me.
| 10.  | Ben is an encyclopedia.

The metaphor is an encyclopedia.:
Ben doesn't know very much.
Ben is going on a trip.
Ben knows a lot of information.