Figurative Language (Similes & Metaphors)

Finding the similes in these sentences

1. My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.
2. The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.
3. The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 
4. My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore. 

Finishing off the simile sentence

1. The cloth was as black as coal
2. The wet ball was as slippery as an eel
3. My little sister is as playful as a kitten
4. The top of this table is as smooth as silk
5. I’ve been as busy as a bee
6. The lamb is as white as snow

Figure out if the sentence is a Metaphor or Simile

1. As slippery as an eel. (Simile)
2. Arnie was a man-mountain. (Metaphor)
3. He was a lion in battle. (Metaphor)
4. She is as pretty as a picture. (Simile)
5. The striker was a goal machine. (Metaphor)
6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. (Simile)
7. The moon was a misty shadow. (Metaphor)
8. My friend has a face like thunder. (Metaphor)

Create your own Simile and Metaphor

1. Watching the show was like watching grass grow

2. My room was as cold as ice

3. She was as cute as a kitten

1. The snow was a white blanket

2. The sun is a golden ball

3. Life is a rollercoaster