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Metaphors and Similes

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    Can you tell which is which?
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  • This house of cards is as sturdy as an oak.
    simile
  •  10
  • My best friend sings like an angel.
    simile
  •  15
  • After I received that "A" on my spelling test, I thought I might soar like an eagle.
    simile
  •  25
  • Gah! Her voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard!
    simile
  •  15
  • This path meanders like a stream.
    simile
  •  15
  • The stormy ocean was a raging bull.
    metaphor
  •  25
  • The thunder was a mighty lion.
    metaphor
  •  20
  • The thunder was a mighty lion.
    metaphor
  •  15
  • The falling snowflakes are dancers.
    metaphor
  •  15
  • You are my sunshine.
    metaphor
  •  5
  • The sun is a golden ball.
    metaphor
  •  10
  • He was bent out of shape
    Idiom
  •  25
  • After all the studying, I thought my head was going to explode.
    Hyperbole
  •  15
  • The words jumped off of the page.
    personification.
  •  15
  • He frequently flew on Friday.
    Alliteration
  •  15
  • I tripped and fell "Crash", "Bang" "Smash"
    Onomatopoeia
  •  15