Task: Identify each statement as a simile or metaphor and circle the two things being compared.
#### Definitions:
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Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
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Metaphor: A direct comparison without using "like" or "as."
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Solution:
1.
Her hair was as black as coal.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Hair and coal
2.
Life is a highway.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Life and highway
3.
He is strong like an ox.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: He and an ox
4.
She has a heart of gold.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Heart and gold
5.
After school, my sister and I are couch potatoes.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Sister and I (collectively) and couch potatoes
6.
Your backpack is as light as a feather.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Backpack and feather
7.
My sister is an angel.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Sister and angel
8.
The cat’s fur felt like a warm blanket.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Cat’s fur and warm blanket
9.
My hands are cold as ice.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Hands and ice
10.
You are a pain in the neck.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: You and pain in the neck
11.
That girl is one beautiful fox.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Girl and fox
12.
Just do it Jessica, stop being a cry baby.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Jessica and cry baby
13.
His arms are weak and felt like noodles.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Arms and noodles
14.
My room is so messy, it’s practically a pigpen.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Room and pigpen
15.
Cindy is like a fish when she swims.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Cindy and fish
16.
My brother was a pig during last night’s dinner.
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Type: Metaphor
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Comparison: Brother and pig
17.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Life and box of chocolates
18.
My brother’s face turned red as a tomato.
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Type: Simile
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Comparison: Brother’s face and tomato
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Final Answer:
1. Simile (Hair, coal)
2. Metaphor (Life, highway)
3. Simile (He, ox)
4. Metaphor (Heart, gold)
5. Metaphor (Sister and I, couch potatoes)
6. Simile (Backpack, feather)
7. Metaphor (Sister, angel)
8. Simile (Cat’s fur, warm blanket)
9. Simile (Hands, ice)
10. Metaphor (You, pain in the neck)
11. Metaphor (Girl, fox)
12. Metaphor (Jessica, cry baby)
13. Simile (Arms, noodles)
14. Metaphor (Room, pigpen)
15. Simile (Cindy, fish)
16. Metaphor (Brother, pig)
17. Simile (Life, box of chocolates)
18. Simile (Brother’s face, tomato)
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. \text{Simile (Hair, coal)} & 2. \text{Metaphor (Life, highway)} \\
3. \text{Simile (He, ox)} & 4. \text{Metaphor (Heart, gold)} \\
5. \text{Metaphor (Sister and I, couch potatoes)} & 6. \text{Simile (Backpack, feather)} \\
7. \text{Metaphor (Sister, angel)} & 8. \text{Simile (Cat’s fur, warm blanket)} \\
9. \text{Simile (Hands, ice)} & 10. \text{Metaphor (You, pain in the neck)} \\
11. \text{Metaphor (Girl, fox)} & 12. \text{Metaphor (Jessica, cry baby)} \\
13. \text{Simile (Arms, noodles)} & 14. \text{Metaphor (Room, pigpen)} \\
15. \text{Simile (Cindy, fish)} & 16. \text{Metaphor (Brother, pig)} \\
17. \text{Simile (Life, box of chocolates)} & 18. \text{Simile (Brother’s face, tomato)}
\end{array}
}
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