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metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things It often uses the word “is ,was, are or were ” Similes or Metaphors Worksheet Answers: 1 Metaphor

An Exercise In Metaphors

Metaphor, Continued Indirect metaphor - An indirect comparison between two unlike thingsunlike things “My love has a rosy bloom”

Marvellous metaphors Task 1 – As brave as a lion a 1

A metaphor is like a simile in that it compares and links two different ideas or things However, with a metaphor there is no ‘as as’ or ‘like’ before it a Read the text below and underline six metaphors that are connected to roads, travel or transport The first one is done for you Mrs Smith has really got problems with her

Simile and Metaphor Student Worksheet

Simile and Metaphor Student Worksheet Simile examples: She is as sweet as candy Bob runs like a deer The willow’s music is like a soprano She slept like a log He is as thin as a rail Metaphor examples: My dad is a bear The bar of soap was a slippery eel The light was the sun during our test He hogged the road She toyed with the idea

Name: Period: Date: Similes and Metaphors

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared without the use of like or as A metaphor takes the form of a direct statement (or direct comparison ) For example: Dad is a bear today Metaphors are often defined by their use of the word is, as compared to similes which use the words like or as

Lesson 8 Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

Like a simile, a metaphor compares words in a sentence; however, instead of saying that one thing is like something else, a metaphor actually makes one thing become something very different by renaming it A metaphor can sometimes use words like is, are, or was (and other words) to signal that a metaphor is present

Types of Figurative Language

simile or metaphor means 1 The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack 2 The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it 3 The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath 4 I felt like a cheetah when I ran the race 5 Those boys are like two peas in a pod Write your own simile Write your own metaphor

Alliteration Onomatopoeia Metaphor Simile Hyperbole

What is a Metaphor? Metaphor: A figure of speech stating two things are similar Metaphor Examples: The strawberry was a fresh summer day The rain came down in full cold buckets The test was a long never-ending marathon She read the book at a snail’s pace