Understand Figurative Language

Lesson:

1) c 2) d 3) b 4) a

As waves of fog rolled across the meadow, Sam checked the faded map one more time. The map was his ticket to riches, and he had studied its markings carefully. Next, he looked around to make sure no one else was nearby. Satisfied that he was alone, Sam picked up the shovel and forced the blade into the ground with his right foot. His heart thumped in his chest like a galloping horse. Again and again, he filled the blade and flung its load of dirt aside. Rivers of sweat poured off his face as he dug deeper and deeper into the earth. (1.) What two things are being compared in the simile in this passage? A.) Rolling fog and ocean waves B.) a map and a ticket C.) a heart and a horse D.) rivers and sweat

C. His heart thumped in his chest like a galloping horse is a simile. The word like is used to compare the thumping of Sam's heart with a galloping horse.

Simile: The singers voice was as smooth as honey. (The singer's voice is compared to honey. This simile uses as to make the comparison.)

Like/as

Similes: like or as Similes come from the Latin word similis - similar, like She was as angry as a rattle snake ready to strike. The word lets the reader know this is the similes. (girl=rattlesnake) Using figurative language to express the quality that's being shared.

Metaphors: (x) like or as They simply state that one thing is another thing. Meta - (in a Greek word) beyond Phor - Carry The girl was an angry rattlesnake, ready to strike. (girl=rattlesnake) The author is saying one thing is or was in the sentence.

Metaphor: The wild colt was a tornado of energy. (The wild colt is compared directly to a tornado.)

Was/is/are

Metaphors

compare seemingly unlike things without using like or as.

Similes

use the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things.