Identify the Simile/Metaphor
Describe the Simile/Metaphor
Create Your Own
Pop Culture
100
"Robert's eyes were as golden as the sun."
Is this a simile? What two things is this sentence comparing?
It is a simile - it's comparing Robert's eyes to the sun by saying they are both golden.
100
"His mind is basically Google."
Is this a simile or metaphor? What is it trying to imply?
The person has a vast (large) amount of knowledge stored in his mind that he can use.
100
Look at this GIF of Squidward - what is happening to him? Make a simile or metaphor out of it.
Simile sentence starter: Squidward is deflating _______________________.
Metaphor sentence starter: His head is a ________________.
Simile: Squidward is deflating like a balloon.
Metaphor: His head is a deflating balloon.
100
Find the simile in the first part of the scene in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) (0:00 - 0:35).
Simile: The character compares oatmeal to sand. The oatmeal feels grainy and has no taste at all.
200
Is this a simile or metaphor? What comparison is this sentence trying to make?
This is a simile - it is saying that Justin Timberlake's hair is as curly as each dry strandof ramen is.
200
"She read the comic at a snail's pace."
Is this a simile/metaphor? Explain what they are trying to say in this sentence.
This indicates that the person is reading very slowly, just like how a snail moves.
200
Find a similar connection between these two words. Then, make a metaphor using them:
1. The assignment
2. Breeze
The assignment is a breeze - this metaphor describes how the assignment is easy or light.
200
Find the metaphor in the second part of the scene (0:35 - 1:00).
Metaphor: Scott calls the desk "garbage". He's trying to imply that the desk is in terrible condition and shouldn't be used.
300
"The Earth is melting." Is this a simile or metaphor?
What comparison is this sentence trying to make?
300
All ten family members swarmed around the food at the buffet line locusts.
1. Is this a simile or metaphor?
2. What is it trying to say?
It is a simile - it is trying to say there are a lot of family members crowding around the buffet.
300
Complete the simile:
His attitude today is sour _____________________.
His attitude is sour like a lemon.
His attitude is sour as vinegar.
300
In the movie "Shrek" (2004), Shrek tells Donkey that "ogres are like onions" because they both have layers.
1. Is this a simile or a metaphor?
2. What do you think Shrek is trying to imply?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJQmVZSAqlc
It is a simile; Shrek is trying to say that there is more to ogres than what people see. Most people think they are terrible and foul-smelling, but Shrek says ogres have different, deeper sides and qualities about them that people cannot see.
400
"Tabitha's head is constantly in the clouds."
1. Is this a simile or metaphor?
2. What is being compared?
This metaphor describes how Tabitha is unaware of what is going on around her. She may be distracted or disconnected from the present situation.
400
"The basketball was dashing down the court."
Is this a simile or metaphor? What is it trying to say?
Metaphor - The player was going across the court quickly with the basketball.
400
Complete the simile by using this picture:
The stench in the air smelled __________________. 
Possible similes:
1. The stench in the air smelled like sour milk.
2. The stench in the air smelled like rotting garbage.
3. The stench in the air smelled like the sewer.
400
From Jumanji: The Next Level, Bravestone says "I was a machine." Is this a simile or metaphor? What is he trying to say? (0:00 - 0:20).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ3LB8vFxsg
Bravestone compares himself to a machine because he is highly skilled in what he does.
500
"The assistant feels exhuasted from being buried in a sea of paperwork."
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Metaphor
500
In the novel, "Lord of the Flies", there is a quote:
"He was a shrimp of a boy, about six years old, and one side of his face was blotted out by a mulberry-colored birthmark."
Is this a simile or metaphor? What is the quote trying to imply?
Here the narrator compares one of the children to a shrimp, suggesting that he is smaller than other boys on the island.
500
Find a similar connection between these two words. Then, complete the metaphor using them:
1. Students
2. Bees
Similar connection: Both students and bees can be busy doing things they need to do.
Example of a metaphor: "The students are busy bees during exam week."
500
Using a person/character from a video game, movie, book, or sport, make a simile or metaphor to describe their characteristics (for example, "Cruella de Vil is a snake.")