Metaphors and Similes Examples 7th grade

metaphor

"A police cruiser flew past, lights and siren screaming, spun, and fell in behind him." (p.16)

metaphor

"All the world's a stage / and all the men and women merely players: / They have their exits and their entrances; / And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages." 3

metaphor

"An all assist meant any officer within driving distance should drop everything and help out." (p.13)

metaphor

"Anger drove him to hammer harder than he needed to." ( p. 3).

metaphor

"Barnstead wasn't a big town. Actually, Barnstead was a rather small intersection, surrounded by eighty square miles of not-much-of-anything." (p.7)

metaphor

"Cruisers from all over fanned out behind him." (p. 22)

metaphor

"He flew up on the highway." (p.16)

metaphor

"He'd spent the whole time dreaming of this moment." (p.7)

metaphor

"Headlights swung wildly, lighting the scene." (p. 22)

metaphor

"Hey man I wish I could scrape up enough money to get a bike like yours." (p.28)

metaphor

"Holding the money tight in her fist, the woman scrambled to get away, but Jonathan's arms had a vice grip around her legs. (p.10)

simile

"Is his tail white except for the tip?" Jonathan asked. "The end looks like he stuck it in an inch of brown paint, right?" (p.7)

metaphor

"Joe put his microphone to his mouth, and then froze." (p. 11)

metaphor & simile

"Jonathan flew after her, and at the same time a policeman appeared in her bath, still and solid as a barrel." (p. 10)

simile

"Jonathan knew he was missing something, but it was like a mosquito bite he couldn't reach to scratch." (p.13)

simile & metaphor

"Jonathan lived just down the street, and the sisters had always treated him like an adopted grandchild, plying him with cookies and telling him stories about the ancient odds and ends of their antiques shop." (p.4)

metaphor

"Now Jonathan scanned the yard again." (p.16)

metaphor

"On one side, the fence ran close to old brick buildings. The alley ran along the other side." (p.16).

metaphor

"Out jumped a woman with wild eyes and wild hair. She was wildly waving her hands in the air." (p. 22)

metaphor

"Rely on your training. It will carry you through." (p. 14)

simile

"Scammers are like roaches coming out of the woodwork when they smell money." (p.12)

metaphor

"She whirled around and slammed--BLAM--right into Jonathan, knocking them both to the ground." (p.10)

metaphor

"Sweat poured down Jonathan's face as e rode his bike, block after block, covering the neighborhood with posters." (p. 5)

metaphor

"The Ford SUV in front of him was weaving a bit" (p.9)

metaphor

"The SUV took off in a burst of speed."

metaphor

"The big SUV tried to make a sharp turn onto a narrow road at high-speed." (p.21)

metaphor

"The radio crackled and the other officer told Heidi at dispatch where the chase was headed." (p.16)

metaphor

"The radio hissed." (p.14).

metaphor

"The rumble of motorcycles broke into Jonathan's thoughts." (p.16)

metaphor

"The sight of cars coming at him on both sides made his stomach flip." (p.16)

metaphor

"Then he started his Chief Classic, and the motorcycle roared off." (p. 19)

metaphor

"Two lines of headlights spilled to either side of the road." (p.16)

metaphor

A metaphor is a comparison that speaks of one thing as if it were another: The Oldsmobile was a boat, and Jason was the captain. The searchlights on the bow shone through the heaviest weather. The hold in the back could carry the largest of cargoes. The stateroom was the most comfortable on the high seas, with wide bench seats and a deluxe stereo system. "All ahead full," Jason commanded, and shifted into drive.

simile

A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as."

simile

Edward is very quiet like a mouse.

simile

Her hair was like gravy, running brown off her head and clumping up on her shoulders.

simile

His headache was as painful as a root canal without the benefit of laughing gas.

metaphor

Janiel is a genius, he finishes all of his assignments in record time.

simile

Janiel, Jessys, and Tanara talk a lot as if they have their own talk-show.

simile

Jessys has beautiful curly hair like a goddess.

simile

Jessys has beautiful penmanship, her hand writing is like art.

metaphor

Joe said, "My dad was a copy for thirty years the next town over. He never drew his gun and never had a gun pulled on him." "Lucky slob." Chief Barnard said. (p. 4)

metaphor

Joe slid into his cruiser and turned the key. Immediately the radio barked his call number..." (p.9)

simile

Ms. Chace is the best teacher of all time she is like the Teacher of the Year.

simile

My love is like a red, red rose. - Robert Burns

metaphor

Six Flags is the aquarium of roller coasters.

simile

Tanara was always hungry, one might even say she's as hungry as a horse!

simile

Tanara's love for hot dogs was like Beyonce's love for Jay Z, she couldn't live without them.

metaphor

That throws some light on the question.

simile

The air-lifted rhinoceros hit the ground like a garbage bag filled with split pea soup.

metaphor

The couch is the autobahn of the living room.

simile

The day we passed together for a while seemed a bright fire on a winter's night - Maurice Sceve

metaphor

This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you've got a moment, it's a twelve-story crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour porterage and an enormous sign on the roof saying "This Is a Large Crisis."

Simile

When the pickup hit it, the armadillo came apart like a watermelon flung across the asphalt.

simile

You are like a hurricane: there's calm in your eye, but I'm getting blown away - Neil Young

metaphor

You are my sun.