Classroom worksheet designed to teach students how to identify similes and metaphors in sentences.

Problem Overview:

The task involves identifying whether each statement is a simile or a metaphor and then circling the two things being compared. A simile uses words like "like" or "as" to compare two things, while a metaphor directly states that one thing is another without using "like" or "as."

Solution:

#### Step 1: Understand the Definitions
- Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
- Metaphor: A direct comparison stating that one thing is another.

#### Step 2: Analyze Each Statement

Let's go through each statement one by one:

1. Her hair was as black as coal.
- Type: Simile (uses "as")
- Comparison: Hair and coal
- Circle: Hair, coal

2. Life is a highway.
- Type: Metaphor (direct comparison)
- Comparison: Life and highway
- Circle: Life, highway

3. He is strong like an ox.
- Type: Simile (uses "like")
- Comparison: He and an ox
- Circle: He, ox

4. She has a heart of gold.
- Type: Metaphor (direct comparison)
- Comparison: Heart and gold
- Circle: Heart, gold

5. After school, my sister and I are couch potatoes.
- Type: Metaphor (direct comparison)
- Comparison: Sister and I with couch potatoes
- Circle: Sister and I, couch potatoes

6. Your smile is as light as a feather.
- Type: Simile (uses "as")
- Comparison: Smile and feather
- Circle: Smile, feather

7. My sister is an angel.
- Type: Metaphor (direct comparison)
- Comparison: Sister and angel
- Circle: Sister, angel

8. The car’s fur felt like a warm blanket.
- Type: Simile (uses "like")
- Comparison: Car’s fur and warm blanket
- Circle: Car’s fur, warm blanket

9. My hands are cold as ice.
- Type: Simile (uses "as")
- Comparison: Hands and ice
- Circle: Hands, ice

10. You have a grin on your face.
- Type: Neither simile nor metaphor (literal statement)
- Comparison: None
- Circle: None

11. That gets one a beautiful face.
- Type: Neither simile nor metaphor (literal statement)
- Comparison: None
- Circle: None

12. Just like Jessica, stop acting like a baby.
- Type: Simile (uses "like")
- Comparison: Acting and a baby
- Circle: Acting, baby

13. His arms are weak and feel like noodles.
- Type: Simile (uses "like")
- Comparison: Arms and noodles
- Circle: Arms, noodles

14. My room is a mess; it’s practically a pigpen.
- Type: Metaphor (direct comparison)
- Comparison: Room and pigpen
- Circle: Room, pigpen

15. Cindy is like a fish when she swims.
- Type: Simile (uses "like")
- Comparison: Cindy and a fish
- Circle: Cindy, fish

16. My brother was a pig during last night’s dinner.
- Type: Metaphor (direct comparison)
- Comparison: Brother and a pig
- Circle: Brother, pig

17. I live in a box of chocolates.
- Type: Metaphor (direct comparison)
- Comparison: Living space and a box of chocolates
- Circle: Living space, box of chocolates

18. My brother’s face turned red as a tomato.
- Type: Simile (uses "as")
- Comparison: Face and tomato
- Circle: Face, tomato

#### Step 3: Final Answer

Here is the breakdown for each statement:

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: Smile, feather
7. Metaphor: Sister, angel
8. Simile: Car’s fur, warm blanket
9. Simile: Hands, ice
10. Neither
11. Neither
12. Simile: Acting, baby
13. Simile: Arms, noodles
14. Metaphor: Room, pigpen
15. Simile: Cindy, fish
16. Metaphor: Brother, pig
17. Metaphor: Living space, box of chocolates
18. Simile: Face, tomato

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: Smile, feather} \\
7. \text{Metaphor: Sister, angel} & 8. \text{Simile: Car’s fur, warm blanket} \\
9. \text{Simile: Hands, ice} & 10. \text{Neither} \\
11. \text{Neither} & 12. \text{Simile: Acting, baby} \\
13. \text{Simile: Arms, noodles} & 14. \text{Metaphor: Room, pigpen} \\
15. \text{Simile: Cindy, fish} & 16. \text{Metaphor: Brother, pig} \\
17. \text{Metaphor: Living space, box of chocolates} & 18. \text{Simile: Face, tomato} \\
\end{array}
}