Simile and Metaphor Worksheet 1, Lecture notes of Voice

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Simile and Metaphor Worksheet 1

Directions: Read each example. Determine whether each is a simile or metaphor. Choose your

answer and explain which two things are being compared.

Example: My mind is a puddle in the street reflecting green.

1. The faces at the street crossings shine like a row of eggs on a pantry shelf.

This is an example of... Simile / Metaphor

2. He overwhelmed the boxer with avalanches of punches.

This is an example of... Simile / Metaphor

3. The musicians spun great webs of sound.

4. A hundred miles of landscape spread before me like a fan.

This is an example of... Simile / Metaphor