MAP 4th Grade Reading › Explain the Meaning of Simple Similes and Metaphors in Context: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A
Which of the following sentences uses a metaphor?
Scarlett’s white teeth sparkle like diamonds.
Scarlett’s white teeth are sparkly diamonds.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.
Select the sentence that uses a metaphor
Lanie works like a horse, always eager to do more to help her team.
Lanie is a workhorse, always eager to do more to help her team.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike.
A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as.
A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.
Select the sentence that uses a simile
The ocean was as blue as the sky.
The ocean and the sky were blue.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike.
A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as.
A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.
Select the sentence that uses a metaphor
The snow was like a blanket covering the road.
The snow was a blanket covering the road.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike.
A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as.
A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.
Which of the following sentences uses a simile?
The poodle’s fur is as puffy as a cloud.
The poodle’s fur is a puffy cloud.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. Here the correct answer compares a poodle’s fur and a cloud by saying that the fur is “as puffy as” a cloud.
Which of the following sentences uses a simile?
Her dress was as white as freshly fallen snow.
The freshly fallen snow was pure white as the sun rose to light it.
The white snow contrasted with the deep blue sky on the horizon.
It is beautiful when the fresh white snow covers the dead, brown grass in the winter.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. Here the correct answer compares a dress and snow by saying that the dress was “as white as” the fallen snow.
Which of the following sentences uses a simile?
Norah’s hair is a golden sun.
Norah’s hair is as golden as the sun.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. Here the correct answer compares Norah’s hair and the color of the sun by saying that her hair is “as golden as” the sun.
Which of the following sentences uses a simile?
Will dug a hole in the sand as deep as the ocean.
Will dug a hole to the ocean.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. Here the correct answer compares a hole that Will dug in the sand to how deep the ocean is by saying that the hole is “as deep as” the ocean.
Which of the following sentences uses a metaphor?
Jack gets angry like a raging bull.
When he gets angry, Jack is a raging bull.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.
Which of the following sentences uses a metaphor?
Rowan is a chicken - he’s always scared!
Rowan was scared of the chicken.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.