metaphors - A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
metaphor
A figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common. Unlike a simile, where two things are compared directly using like or as, a metaphor's comparison is more indirect, usually made by stating one thing is something else. A metaphor is very expressive; it is not meant to be taken literally. You may have to work a little to find the meaning in a metaphor.
"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of...
a metaphor that means the classroom was very noisy.
My dad can be a road hog. Comparing dad to a road hog is a metaphor that means....
he takes up a lot of the road when he is driving.
The lawn is a green carpet. This metaphor compares the lawn to a green carpet because ....
it is beautiful, green, and soft like a carpet.
America is a melting pot. This metaphor means that America is .....
made up of lots of different kinds of people who all come from different places.
Life is a roller coaster. This metaphor .....
means that life has its ups and downs like the hills of a roller coaster.
Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks. Flowing down her cheeks is a metaphor that means ____.
she was crying very hard.
My sister is a couch potato. This metaphor means that my sister....
sits down a lot and does not get a lot of exercise.
Her voice was music to his ears. The metaphor means that the music....
sounded good to him.
The world is a stage. This metaphor means ....
that the world is a stage where the people in it are the actors. We all put on a show.
The computers at school are old dinosaurs. Calling the computers old dinosaurs is a metaphor that means ____.
the computers are very old.
My little brother was a pig at dinner. The metaphor of being a pig at dinner means ....
the little brother was eating a lot and not using good manners.
My room is a disaster area. Comparing a teen's room to a disaster area is very common and means .....
the room has stuff everywhere. It is very messy.
The snow is a white blanket. This is a metaphor that means.....
the snow was covering everything.
The thunder was a mighty lion. This metaphor means....
the thunder was roaring loudly as a lion would.
The clouds are balls of cotton. This metaphor is comparing clouds to cottonballs because....
they are both fluffy and white.
The lightning was fireworks in the sky. This metaphor compares lightning to fireworks because ....
they are both in the sky, loud, and make bright lights.
Your brain is a computer. This metaphor compares the brain to a computer because ....
they both can think and solve problems.
The wind was a howling wolf. Calling the wind a howling wolf indicates the wind....
was blowing hard and loudly.
You are my sunshine. Comparing you to my sunshine means ....
you are my everything.
