Simile
Is this phrase a simile? True or False "The dog looks like a wolf, it was so big!"
True
What is a metaphor?
To compare two thoughts or actions without like or as.
What is hyperbole?
An exaggeration in a sentence.
Example: "I felt like had been cleaning for 100 hours."
The class was like a zoo after lunch.
Simile
What is a Simile?
Comparing two thoughts or actions with like or as.
Is this a metaphor? True or False. "I am a speeding car."
True. You are calling yourself "fast".
Is this hyperbole? True or False.
"My bag had to have weighed at least 300 pounds!"
True.
She had a laugh of gold.
Metaphor
Is this phrase a simile? True or False. "He watched TV as he ate dinner."
Is this a metaphor? True or False. "When I went outside, it felt like Antarctica."
False, the statement is not a metaphor, it has "like" in it.
Is this hyperbole? True or False.
"My bag was heavy."
False
The test was going to take forever to finish.
Hyperbole
Explain why this is not a simile. "He was casting his fishing line as a bird was bird was flying by."
Because as is not comparing two thoughts or actions in the sentence. "He was casting his fishing line" is not being compared to "a bird was flying by."
Is this a metaphor? True or False. "the bass is a fish."
False. they're the same thing.
Fill in the blank. Think and tell which word/phrase would go in the blank spot the best.
"I was so tired after my race I felt like I was going- to ____."
"I was so tired after my race I felt like I was going to pass out."
None
What is being compared? Her head was hard as a rock.
They are comparing her hard and rock.
What is being compared? She went to the store with an army of children.
They are comparing army and children.
Fill in the blank. (Hard) Think and say which word/phrase would most exaggerate the sentence and go best in the sentence.
"I was so excited I felt like I was going to _____."
"I was so excited I felt like I was going to cry for hours!"
Example why: Emotion is a strong aspect in sentences and "crying for hours" and makes the reader feel a strong emotion.
I had so much energy I could never sleep again!
Hyperbole