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    This document contains 10 sentences with figures of speech and identifies whether each one is a simile or metaphor. It provides an example metaphor to start. Each sentence is then identified as either a simile, which uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things, or a metaphor, which directly states one thing is another. The purpose is to distinguish between these two types of figures of speech.

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    This document contains 10 sentences with figures of speech and identifies whether each one is a simile or metaphor. It provides an example metaphor to start. Each sentence is then identified as either a simile, which uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things, or a metaphor, which directly states one thing is another. The purpose is to distinguish between these two types of figures of speech.

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    This document contains 10 sentences with figures of speech and identifies whether each one is a simile or metaphor. It provides an example metaphor to start. Each sentence is then identified as either a simile, which uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things, or a metaphor, which directly states one thing is another. The purpose is to distinguish between these two types of figures of speech.

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    Name :

    Simile or Metaphor?
    Identify whether the figure of speech in each sentence is a simile or a metaphor.

    Example: A beaming smile decorated Cynthia's face. Metaphor

    1) Solving the riddle was as easy as ABC.

    2) The new show attracts people like bees to a honeypot.

    3) During the weekend, the store was a zoo.

    4) Mom is worried about Ethan; he is as thin as a rake.

    5) Sophia feels her new school is a whole new ball game.

    6) The restaurant had a rainbow of flavors for us to choose from.

    7) Please leave the windows open; it's like an oven in this room.

    8) Little Victor is the apple of everyone's eyes.

    9) The character in the movie eats like a pig and sleeps like a log.

    10) New York is a melting pot of various cultures.

    Printable Worksheets @ www.mathworksheets4kids.com


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    Simile or Metaphor?
    Identify whether the figure of speech in each sentence is a simile or a metaphor.

    Example: A beaming smile decorated Cynthia's face. Metaphor

    1) Solving the riddle was as easy as ABC. Simile

    2) The new show attracts people like bees to a honeypot. Simile

    3) During the weekend, the store was a zoo. Metaphor

    4) Mom is worried about Ethan; he is as thin as a rake. Simile

    5) Sophia feels her new school is a whole new ball game. Metaphor

    6) The restaurant had a rainbow of flavors for us to choose from. Metaphor

    7) Please leave the windows open; it's like an oven in this room. Simile

    8) Little Victor is the apple of everyone's eyes. Metaphor

    9) The character in the movie eats like a pig and sleeps like a log. Simile

    10) New York is a melting pot of various cultures. Metaphor

    Printable Worksheets @ www.mathworksheets4kids.com

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