Meaning of Similes and Metaphors Worksheet Download
This language arts worksheet has students explain what similes and metaphors really mean. Each sentence has a figurative phrase underlined, and students pick its meaning from four choices, including a tempting literal one.
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Meaning of Similes and Metaphors
Students read a sentence with a simile or metaphor underlined and choose the plain meaning from four choices, one of which is the literal reading.
About this worksheet
Students read a sentence with a simile or metaphor underlined and choose the plain meaning from four choices, one of which is the literal reading.
Student objectives
- Explain the meaning of a simile or metaphor in context
- Tell figurative meaning from the literal meaning of the words
- Use the rest of the sentence as a clue to the meaning
- Understand why writers use comparisons
Everyday practice
- Understanding what a character means when they say their legs are jelly
- Figuring out a comparison in a poem
- Explaining an expression to a younger brother or sister
- Reading a sports story that says a player was a rocket