<p>Name ______English I Teacher ______Fall 2012 Date ______Novel Period ______Similes and Metaphors</p><p>Similes: comparisons using “like” or “as” as smart as a fox as quiet as a mouse as strong as an ox as gentle as a lamb as busy as a bee swims like a fish as blind as a bat walks like a duck as wise as an owl fly like a bird as slippery as an eel</p><p>Directions: Underline the object being compared and then put parentheses around the comparison. 1. Karen was offended when I said that she was as flaky as a snowstorm.</p><p>2. Be careful when you go out. The sidewalk is as slippery as greased glass.</p><p>3. I really like Patty. Her heart is as soft as a feather pillow.</p><p>4. Cheryl’s smile is as sweet as a lullaby.</p><p>Metaphors: direct statement of comparison without the helping words “like” or “as.” the apple of my eye a heart of stone the heart of a lion time is money a blanket of snow</p><p>Directions: choose the letter of the correct answer for each metaphor. 1. Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.</p><p>This metaphor compares Brian to a wall because ______. a. He was very strong. c. He kept returning the balls. b. He was very tall. d. His body was made of cells.</p><p>2. We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog.</p><p>Tammy was being compared to a hog because she ______. a. looked like a hog c. smelled like a hog b. ate like a hog d. was as smart as a hog</p><p>3. Cindy was such a mule. We couldn’t get her to change her mind.</p><p>The metaphor compares Cindy to a mule because she was ______. a. always eating oats c. raised on a farm b. able to do hard work d. very stubborn 4. The poor rat didn’t have a chance. Our old cat, a bolt of lightning, caught his prey.</p><p>The cat was compared to a bolt of lightning because he was ______. a. very fast c. not fond of fleas b. very bright d. very old</p><p>5. Even a child could carry my dog, Dogface, around for hours. He’s such a feather.</p><p>This metaphor implies that Dogface ______. a. is not cute c. is not heavy b. looks like a bird d. can fly</p><p>Directions: label each statement from Shakespeare as either a simile or metaphor.</p><p>1. “How like the winter hath my absence been” </p><p>2. "My love is as a fever, longing still For that which longer nurseth the disease"</p><p>3. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep” </p><p>4. "As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion."</p><p>5. “So are you to my thoughts as food to life” </p><p>6. "I am constant as the northern star"</p><p>7. “As cannons overcharged with double cracks,/ So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe" </p><p>8. "And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths"</p><p>9. “a sea of troubles”</p><p>10. “All the world's a stage”</p><p>Directions: Re-write each sentence using either a simile or a metaphor. EX: The mountain range rose out of the valley. The mountain range, like a man's craggy profile, rose out of the valley.</p><p>1. The trees made shadows.</p><p>2. The building looked sleek and new.</p><p>3. I felt sad.</p><p>4. There were some scary noises.</p><p>5. The carpet was soft.</p>