Similes and Metaphors

Match the word to its definition. simile uses the word like or as to compare two different things metaphor compares two different things without using like or as Read each sentence. Sort each sentence into the correct category. Use the pictures above to help determine if the state Simile The student was as quiet as a mouse. I grew like a weed in the fourth grade. His eyes were as black as coal. His face lit up like the sun. Her eyes gleamed as bright as diamonds. "We are all squeezed together like sardines in a can." "The calves were fighting and bawling like giant babies." Dylan is as brave as a lion. Gwen sings like a canary. The lake looks like smooth glass this morning. Metaphor She was the shining star of the class play. The girl was green with envy when the other student got what she had wanted. He has a heart of stone. Crocodile's teeth are white daggers. The football player was a rock. The clouds were white marshmallows. The full moon is a white saucer in the sky. Our classroom is a zoo! The wind is a fan blowing on my face. The cow's tail was a fly swatter.