English - Simile and Metaphor

Question 1

Simile or Metaphor?
Her smile is as bright as the sunshine.

Answer 1

Simile

Question 2

Simile or Metaphor?
Her hair was like a bird’s nest.

Answer 2

Simile

Question 3

Simile or Metaphor?
My book is a time machine trip.

Answer 3

Metaphor

Question 4

Simile or Metaphor?
My homework was a breeze.

Answer 4

Metaphor

Question 5

Simile or Metaphor?
His voice was like thunder.

Answer 5

Simile

Question 6

Simile or Metaphor?
The moon is a diamond in the sky.

Answer 6

Metaphor

Question 7

Simile or Metaphor?
The house was an oven.

Answer 7

Metaphor

Question 8

Simile or Metaphor?
The ocean waves were as tall as skyscrapers.

Answer 8

Simile

Question 9

Simile or Metaphor?
The possum’s eyes were two shiny round dimes.

Answer 9

Metaphor

Question 10

Simile or Metaphor?
Love is a battlefield.

Answer 10

Metaphor

Question 11

Simile or Metaphor?
But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.

Answer 11

Metaphor

Question 12

Simile or Metaphor?
It is a comparison of two different things, without “like” or “as.”

Answer 12

Metaphor

Question 13

Simile or Metaphor?
It is a word or phrase that compares something to something else. It uses the words like or as.

Answer 13

Simile

Question 14

Simile or Metaphor?
The jet was a bolt of lightning shooting across the sky.

Answer 14

Metaphor