Name D e t e r m i n e M e a n i n g Metaphors
A Metaphor is a figure of speech that implies a comparison in which the qualities of one thing are applied to another. An example of a metaphor is, “Time is a thief”. Time is not really stealing anything, but me―and thus our lives―pass quickly as though they have been stolen away from us. Directions: Read each sentence below. Circle the metaphor in each sentence. Then rewrite each sentence without the metaphor, to show what is actually happening. 1. Amelia is positively effervescent. 2. Jerry experienced a rollercoaster ride of emotions. 3. Marie lay down, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep. 4. After Karl lost the election for class president, he had to endure the stench of failure every day in school. 5. America is a melting pot. 6. When George refused to fight, Kevin said, “What are you, a chicken?” 7. Those two are like two peas in a pod. 8. Terry was anxious to get home, but the street was a parking lot. 9. Peggy was already simmering when she got to school, but when she heard about the pop quiz she began to boil. 10. Are you a man or a mouse? CCSS. RL.5.4 |© http://www.englishworksheetsland.com