Metaphors and Similes
Practice
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    Use metaphors and similes in your imaginative text to make your writing exciting.   

Read each sentence. Decide if it contains a metaphor or a simile.
Click on either metaphor or simile.

 1. The long river snaked through the        
    countryside.


metaphor

simile
 

 2. The lost ship bobbed like a cork in the  
      huge ocean.


simile

metaphor

 

 3. May was as hungry as a horse after
     she finished running the race.


metaphor

simile
 

 4. The detective was a bloodhound  
     following the trail of the thief.



metaphor

simile

 

 5. The winner of the race ran as fast as a
     cheetah to beat the other racers.


simile

metaphor

 

 6. Patty's fingers were as cold as ice  
     after building the snowman.

 

metaphor

simile

 

 

Remember:

Use metaphors and similes in your writing.

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