Figurative Language - Similes and Metaphors by Mr and Mrs Brightside - Free Printable

I can now see statements 13 through 18. Let me analyze each one to determine if it's a simile or metaphor and identify the comparison elements:

13. "His arms are weak and felt like noodles." - This is a simile (uses "like" to compare arms to noodles, implying they're weak/flimsy).
14. "My room is so messy, it's practically a pigpen." - This is a metaphor (comparing room to a pigpen, implying it's very messy).
15. "Cindy is like a fish when she swims." - This is a simile (uses "like" to compare Cindy to a fish, implying she swims well).
16. "My brother was a pig during last night's dinner." - This is a metaphor (comparing brother to a pig, implying he ate greedily).
17. "Life is like a box of chocolates." - This is a simile (uses "like" to compare life to a box of chocolates, implying unpredictability).
18. "My brother's face turned red as a tomato." - This is a simile (uses "as...as" to compare face color to a tomato, implying he's blushing).

Now I have analyzed all statements. Let me provide the complete solution.

The solution to this worksheet requires identifying each statement as either a simile or metaphor and circling the two things being compared.

Here's the complete answer for each statement:

1. Simile - hair and coal
2. Metaphor - life and highway
3. Metaphor - he and ox
4. Metaphor - she and gold (heart of gold)
5. Metaphor - sister and I and couch potatoes
6. Simile - backpack and feather
7. Metaphor - sister and angel
8. Simile - cat's fur and warm blanket
9. Simile - hands and ice
10. Metaphor - you and pain in the neck
11. Metaphor - that girl and beautiful fox
12. Metaphor - Jessica and cry baby
13. Simile - his arms and noodles
14. Metaphor - my room and pigpen
15. Simile - Cindy and fish
16. Metaphor - my brother and pig
17. Simile - life and box of chocolates
18. Simile - my brother's face and tomato

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using "like" or "as," while a metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison without using "like" or "as."