Metaphors

ELA 6- Poetry

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Figurative Language – Metaphors A metaphor states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. For example: Her hair is silk. The sentence is comparing (or stating) that hair is silk.

Helpful Hint 1

Helpful Hint 2

'ARE' is the plural form of the verb 'IS.'

An apostrophe (') shows the use of a conjunction.

For example: The girl IS going. / The girls ARE going

For example: The boy's here = The boy is here

Directions: Read the following sentences. Write an M if it is a metaphor, write an S if it is a simile. 1. "Juliet is the sun." (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.) _______ 2. Tracy felt as sick as a parrot. _______ 3. Its like I’m walking on broken glass. (Jonas Brothers "SOS) ____ 4. Tom is as deaf as a post. _______ 5. "Life's but a walking shadow." (Shakespeare, Macbeth.) 6. She ran like the wind. _______ 7. I'm as light as a feather. _______ 8. "The sun's a thief." (Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.) _______ 9. Jillian is the apple of her father's eye. _______ 10. "Death lies upon her like an untimely frost." (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.) _______ 11. My feet are as warm as toast. _______ 12. "Everyday is a winding road " (Sheryl Crow, "Everyday is a winding road.") _______ 13. "Here I am/ Rock you like a hurricane." (Scorpions, “Rock you like a hurricane”) _______ 14. The cucumber is cool. _______

15. Your beauty shines like the sun. _______ 16. "I am a rock, I am an island.”." (Simon & Garfunkel, "I am a Rock.") _______ 17.‘Cause fire is the devil’s only friend. (“American Pie”, Don McLean) _______ 18. James was as cool as a cucumber. _______ 19. His feet are as black as coal. _______ 20."It's been a hard day's night / and I've been working like a dog." (Lennon and McCartney.) _______