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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Similes and Metaphors | English

Highlight the simile in each:
My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.
The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.
The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire
My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore.

Complete each simile:
The cloth was as black as coal.
The wet ball was as slippery as an eel.
My little sister is as playful as a kitten.
The top of this table is as smooth as silk.
I’ve been as busy as a bee.
The lamb is as white as snow.

simile or a metaphor?
As slippery as an eel. simile
Arnie was a man-mountain. metaphor
He was a lion in battle. metaphor
She is as pretty as a picture. simile
The striker was a goal machine. metaphor
The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. simile
The moon was a misty shadow. metaphor
My friend has a face like thunder. simile

Smiles and Metaphors
  • His hair was as fluffy as cotton.
  • Her perfume smelt like a bouquet of roses.
  • They rushed to school like a bunch of kids being chased by a cheetah.
  • Eren was a robotic machine when working.
  • He ran like the wind just to catch the last bus.
  • Levi was as tall as a tree.




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