What's being compared? Similes
Her blue eyes are like the sky .
eyes and sky
Her heart is stone.
heart and stone
She was a walking color wheel, always wearing just about every shade possible, all at once.
Metaphor
Her hands were like ice.
cold hands
I had a rollercoaster of emotions.
Lots of differing feelings
The boy ran as fast as lightening.
the boys running to lightening
It's so loud here. This classroom is a zoo.
classroom and zoo
Tiffany's eyes were as sky blue as her father's eyes.
Neither!
My math teacher is as cool as a cucumber.
Laid back, awesome, fun
Your voice is music to my ears.
Voice is nice to listen to
Those two siblings fight like cats and dogs.
siblings + cats and dogs
Jeffery can reach the top shelves because he is a giant.
Jeffery and giant.
When he ate, he was like a crocodile, opening wide and snapping his jaws suddenly for the kill.
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You clean your room like a sloth.
Super slow
Students on the bus are crazy animals.
out of control
The teachers are as different as night and day.
teachers + night and day
Our Uncle Bill is the clown in our family.
Uncle Bill and clown
Her elderly fingers were thin gnarled branches, twisting oddly from the stem of her palms.
Metaphor
My one year old eats like a pig.
Very messy
Her locker is a garbage dump.
Her locker is very dirty
Her teeth sparkle like diamonds.
teeth and diamonds
Our homework assignment today is a nightmare.
homework assignment and nightmare
That classroom is noisier than a NFL stadium on game day.
Neither - this is a hyperbole
This coat fits like a glove.
Fits perfectly
I will tell you anything you want to know.