. For each metaphor given below, write what is being compared.
Example:
The noise is music to his ears.
Answer:
Noise is compared to beautiful music.
1. My dad was an angry beast when I brought home my poor report card.
____________ is being compared to ____________
2. The lion at the show was a funny clown because it was playing with its food.
____________ is being compared to ____________
3. The teacher was a bear to deal with in the class because he was so strict.
____________ is being compared to ____________
4. That boy has a heart of gold.
____________ is being compared to ____________
5. The reading yesterday was Shakespeare play because it was so difficult.
____________ is being compared to ____________
6. He swam in the sea of diamonds.
____________ is being compared to ____________
7. His belt was a snake curling around his waist.
____________ is being compared to ____________
8. Her hair was bone white when she saw the angry lion.
____________ is being compared to ____________
Answers
Answer:
Simile: In simile, a comparison is made between two distinctly different objects which have at least one point in common. The simile is usually introduced by such words as like, so or as.
Example:
The crayons are as colourful as a rainbow.
How to form a simile
There are two ways to form a simile.
1. as + adjective/adverb + as + noun
Example:
The sheep were as fluffy as cotton candy.
2. verb + like + noun
Example:
I slept like a babv last night.
This is a list of some common similes. Add a subject at the beginning of each simile to complete the sentence.
There are some examples below.
Pattern 1: as + adjective/adverb + as + noun
as cold as ice
as white as snow
as gentle as a lamb
as funny as a clown
as light as a feather
as colorful as a rainbow
as slow as a turtle
as pretty as a flower
as tall as a giant
as quiet as a mouse
as fluffy as cotton candy
as wise as an owl
as hungry as a bear
as tough as nails
Pattern 2: verb + like + noun
smells like a rose
eats like a pig
sings like an angel
runs like a cheetah
slept like a baby
crying like a baby
jumps like a frog
howls like a dog
sparkles like a diamond
roared like a lion
Metaphor: Metaphor is an implied simile. Here a word or an expression that is in literal usage denotes one thing is applied to a distinctly different kind of thing for the purpose of suggesting a likeness between the two. Unlike the simile, the metaphor does not state that one thing is like another or acts as another, but it takes that for granted and proceeds as if the two things were one.
Explanation:
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Answer:
1.dad is compared to angry beast
2.lion is compared to funny clown
3.teacher is compared to bear
4.boy is compared to heart of gold
reading
5.yesterday is compared to Shakespeare play
6.his joy is compared to diamonds
7.belt is compared to snake curling
8.her hair is compared to bone white