Metaphors
100: What is a metaphor?
A comparison that says one thing is another to show a connection.
100: What two words are usually in a simile?
Like or as
100: What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
100: What is symbolism?
When one thing stands for or represents something else.
100: What is imagery in writing?
Words that help readers picture or feel something using the senses.
200: “Her voice was music to his ears.” What does this metaphor mean?
Her voice sounded beautiful and pleasant.
200: “He was as brave as a lion.” What is being compared?
His bravery is being compared to a lion.
200: “I told you a million times!” What is being exaggerated?
How many times something was said.
200: A heart often symbolizes what?
Love or emotion.
200: Name one sense that imagery appeals to.
Sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell.
300: Write a metaphor about school.
Example: “School is a battlefield of the mind.”
300: Write your own simile using “like.”
Example: “She danced like leaves in the wind.”
300: Create a hyperbole about doing homework.
Example: “This homework is going to take forever!”
300: What might a storm symbolize in literature?
Trouble, conflict, or emotional chaos.
300: Write a sentence that uses imagery to describe food.
Example: “The pizza was hot, gooey, and dripping with cheese.”
400: How is a metaphor different from a simile?
A metaphor says something is something else, a simile uses "like" or "as."
400: Turn this simile into a metaphor: “She ran like the wind.”
“She was the wind.”
400: Why do writers use hyperboles in writing?
To make a strong point or show emotion.
400: Create your own symbol for hope and explain it.
Example: A rising sun = a new beginning.
400: Explain how imagery affects a reader’s experience.
It helps them feel like they’re inside the story.
500: Identify and explain the metaphor in this sentence: “The classroom was a zoo.”
The class was loud and wild, like animals in a zoo.
500: Identify the simile and explain its effect: “He stood still, like a statue frozen in time.”
It means he wasn’t moving at all.
500: Identify and explain the hyperbole: “My backpack weighs a ton.”
It exaggerates how heavy the backpack is.
500: Identify the symbol in this line and its meaning: “She wore a white dress to the ceremony.”
Purity or a fresh start.
500: Identify the imagery and its effect in this sentence: “The scent of fresh rain mixed with the warm scent of earth.”
Smell imagery—it describes a scent.