Similes and Metaphors
TASK 1 Copy these sentences into your Peda.net page and write in brackets whether the sentence is an example of a metaphor or simile.
Eg. The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool. (SIMILE)
1. As slippery as an eel. (Simile)
2. Arnie was a man-mountain. (Metaphor)
3. He was a lion in battle. (Metaphor)
4. She is as pretty as a picture. (Simile)
5. The striker was a goal machine. (Metaphor)
6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had risen early. (Simile)
7. The moon was a misty shadow. (Metaphor)
TASK 2 Make up similes of your own by copying and finishing these sentences.
Eg. As good as gold.
1. As heavy as a rock.
2. As cold as ice.
3. As hard as a wood.
4. She had skin like a feather.
5. As cool as a refrigerator.
6. As quick as a lepord.
7. He was slow like a snail.
8. Slippery like a piece of ice.
Eg. The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool. (SIMILE)
1. As slippery as an eel. (Simile)
2. Arnie was a man-mountain. (Metaphor)
3. He was a lion in battle. (Metaphor)
4. She is as pretty as a picture. (Simile)
5. The striker was a goal machine. (Metaphor)
6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had risen early. (Simile)
7. The moon was a misty shadow. (Metaphor)
TASK 2 Make up similes of your own by copying and finishing these sentences.
Eg. As good as gold.
1. As heavy as a rock.
2. As cold as ice.
3. As hard as a wood.
4. She had skin like a feather.
5. As cool as a refrigerator.
6. As quick as a lepord.
7. He was slow like a snail.
8. Slippery like a piece of ice.