Similes and Metaphors
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Meanings for similes or metaphors
Famous Quotes
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It is comparing 2 things using like or as.
What is a simile?
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In the song "Wrecking Ball"there are similes please name one.
I came in like a wrecking ball?
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As dead as a _____.
What is a doornail?
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She eats like a pig.
What is someone who eats messy?
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Identify what this simile means: a room without windows is like a library without books.
What is You have to have something to make something.
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As blind as a bat As cold as ice As flat as a pancake.
What are some examples of of similes?
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In the song "Hound Dog" there is metaphor please tell what one of them is.
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog?
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As _____ as a puppy.
What is playful? (or multiple answers)
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Two peas in a pod.
What is a metaphor that means they are almost identical?
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Identify the meaning of this metaphor: An eye for an eye would leave the whole world blind. -Gandhi
It won't accomplish anything, and just make things worse.
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Is a figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.
Why do authors use similes?
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You were a thief, you stole my heart.
What is a metaphor in the song "Just Give Me A Reason" by Pink?
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Cute as a ____.
What is a kitten?(or multiple answers)
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Your hands are ice.
What is a metaphor that means someone's hands are cold?
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Identify what this simile means:Life is like riding a bicycle. -Albert Einstein
What is To keep your balance you must keep moving.
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Metaphors are used to encourage the reader to draw a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things, and find similarities between them.
What is the reason to use similes and metaphors?
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In the song "Ring of fire "by Johnny Cash there is a metaphor, please name it.
What is Love is a burning thing?
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As bald as a _____.

What is an egg?(or multiple answers)

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Explain the meaning of: he has a heart like a lion.
What is a simile for someone being brave?
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Identify the meaning of this metaphor: Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality. Resource- www.hdwallsweb.com
What is Your imagination can always be how you want but not with your life.
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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
What is a simile?
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In the sing "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"there is a simile, please name it.
What is I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention?
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The detective’s face was _____ as he listened to her story.
What is wood?(or multiple answers)
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Life is a box of chocolates you never know what your going to get.
What is a metaphor for life is full of mysteries and you only find them out by living with what you have?
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Identify the meaning of this metaphor: Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. -Buddha
What is you hurting yourself but expect others to experience the pain?
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