Set: Metaphor or not?

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TermDefinition
NOT a metaphor - it's a SIMILEMy love is like a red, red rose.
METAPHORYour face was a tomato.
NOT a metaphor - it's just a STATEMENTMy name is Bob.
NOT a metaphor - and NOT a SIMILE either, by the way!I like you.
NOT a metaphor - it's a SIMILEDonkeys are like onions.
NOT a metaphor - it's a SIMILEMy dog is as tall as a house.
METAPHOR - and a really cheesy one too!The sun was a penny in the ocean of the sky.
METAPHOR - and fyi it's also an example of an 'epithet'The strength of this lion-man was fading.
METAPHOR - but an unusual one. This is an example of an 'idiom'You certainly put the cat among the pigeons.
METAPHORHe was my rock during my darkest moments.

Set Information

Terms 10
Creator james_smith_hk
Created August 25, 2009
Groups None
Subject English
Access Anyone
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Flashcard Game - in pairs, one person reads the sentence shown and the other works out whether it is a metaphor or not.

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