Metaphor or simile?Monday
She ran as fast as the wind.
Simile! These are words that compare two things using like or as.
the place where two pieces of string are tied together
Knot
meet meat
Which one is food?
Meat!
The rain helped the vegetables to grow. What is the cause?
The rain is the cause.
The blue color looks like the deep ocean. Do these words compare two things, or contrast them?
This is a comparison! It tells how two things are alike.
After finishing her chores, Alice was a tired puppy.
Metaphor! These are words that compare Alice to a tired puppy, without using like or as.
unhappy because you are alone
lonely
week weak
Which one means seven days?
Week!
Suzie did well on her spelling after studying her words carefully.
Suzie's studying her words carefully is the cause of her good grade.
Fred painted his room very carefully, but his brother painted sloppily.
Contrasting! Fred and his brother did things very differently!
The kite's tail was like a long white snake.
Simile! The kite's tail is compared to a white snake using like.
in a serious way, not joking
seriously
mane main
Which one is the hair on a horses neck?
Mane!
Winnie dug for hours. He was a mess! What caused Winnie to be a mess?
Winnie's digging for hours is the cause.
Friday is the last day of the workweek. Monday is the first.
This sentence shows the difference between Monday and Friday.
When I kicked the soccer ball, it rocketed into the goal.
Metaphor! The author compares the soccer ball's speed to a rocket's speed. No like or as here!
replied to a question
answered
be bee
Which one is a verb?
Be!
Rosco fell asleep while baking cookies, so they burned. What is the cause in this sentence?
Falling asleep caused the cookies to burn.
Billy and Bob both enjoyed their ice-cream sandwiches.
Comparison!
Beth fell to pieces when her birthday cake fell to the floor.
Did Beth really fall to pieces? No, she got very upset. Beth's feelings are being compared to something breaking in pieces. No like or as, so it's a metaphor!
made a prediction about the answer of a question
guessed
to too two
Which one means also, and also means more than enough or very?
Too!
Jane's tummy rumbling caused her to go to the kitchen.
December was much colder than January.
Contrasting!