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Select the choice that explains the meaning of the metaphor
1. A man's home is his castle.
The metaphor home is his castle:
CAJ A man has a moat around his house.
CID A man can do whatever he wants in his
home.
CC) A man mows the lawn.
3. I'll never get to the party in time tonight
because traffic is murder.
The metaphor traffic is murder:
CAJ Someone died in an accident.
C]D Traffic was so slow, awful, and
bothersome.
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Someone was hurt driving.
5. It took a long time for the victims to realize
the gravity of the disaster.
The metaphor gravity of the disaster:
(A) The victims didn't know the disaster
was over.
C]D The victims didn't know about the
disaster.
<JD The victims didn't know the disaster
was so bad.
7. That baby is the light of my life.
The metaphor baby is the light:
CA) The baby is blonde.
aD The baby is smart.
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The baby is important to me.
9. It's a dog's life here on this gorgeous island
while on vacation.
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2. Mr. Hawkins shot down my idea to paint the
wall with our school colors.
The metaphor:
CAJ Mr. Hawkins liked my idea.
<:JI) Mr. Hawkins said that my idea wouldn't
work.
cc:> Mr. Hawkins would not listen to me.
4. Children are our future so schools need to
educate them and parents need to raise them
well and love them.
The metaphor children are our future:
(A) Children don't need to go to school.
ClD Children are too smart.
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Children will grow up and make
decisions for the world.
6. Zachary's boss was a beast and had no
sympathy for anyone.
The metaphor boss was a beast:
c:::AJ Zachary's boss was an actor.
es::> Zachary's boss was mean.
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Zachary's boss became nice.
8. Mr. Armstrong's bark is worse than his bite.
The metaphor bark is worse than his bite:
CK) Mr. Armstrong is happy.
CID Mr. Armstrong is a dog.
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Mr. Armstrong's threats are worse than
what he would really do.
10. Rich was a skunk after saying those terrible
things.
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The metaphor it's a dog's life:
CA:J Cats are better than dogs.
aD Life is easy in the sense that one is
having a good day.
cc:> Poodles are best.
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The metaphor Rich was a skunk:
CJS:) Rich worked at a zoo.
<JD Rich smelled bad.
Q;) No one wanted to be with Rich
because he was a traitor.
HYPERBOLE:
Hyperbole is a type of figurative language that is used in poetry or
nonfiction writing. Comedians also use it to make jokes. It is using
exaggerations to make writing more interesting.
In the following sentences, underline the hyperbole and write what it means
on the line underneath.
1. My brother is so tall, he has to duck to walk under the telephone lines.
2. My sister has such long legs, she needs to sit in the backseat to drive.
3. My dog is so fast, the fleas have to use super glue to stay on.
4. My cat is so fat, she has to use a roller skate to hold her stomach off the
floor.
5. My friend is so crazy, he thinks the moon is really made of cheese.
6. My brother is so short, he has to climb on a high chair to see over the table.
7. My aunt is so nice, my kids ran away to live with her.
B. My cows are so lazy, they lay in the field and wait on the grassto grow
back.
9. My girlfriend is so crazy, she doesn't go outside at night because she thinks
the man on the moon is watching her.
10. My cat is so lonely, she spends all day sitting in front of the mirror looking
to herself.