Simple Metaphor Examples in Sentences for Grade 5 ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 A metaphor compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
• 💡 It says something *is* something else to show how they are similar.
• 📝 Metaphors make writing more interesting and help paint a picture in your mind.
• 🧠 Simple metaphors are easy to understand and use in your own writing.
• 🌟 Look for sentences where one thing is described as being another thing directly.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
   1. The car is as fast as a cheetah.
   2. The snow is a white blanket over the town.
   3. The cat sat on the mat.
   4. The sun is shining brightly.
2. In the sentence, "Her smile was a ray of sunshine," what two things are being compared?
   1. Her smile and the sun.
   2. Her smile and a ray of sunshine.
   3. Her and sunshine.
   4. Sunshine and a ray.
3. Which sentence below uses a metaphor to describe time?
   1. Time flies when you're having fun.
   2. The clock ticked loudly.
   3. The day was long and tiring.
   4. He looked at his watch.
4. What does the metaphor "The classroom was a zoo" suggest?
   1. The classroom had many animals.
   2. The classroom was very quiet.
   3. The classroom was chaotic and noisy.
   4. The classroom was studying animals.
5. Identify the metaphor in this sentence: "The internet is an information superhighway."
   1. Internet
   2. Information
   3. Superhighway
   4. The internet is an information superhighway.
6. Which of these is NOT a metaphor?
   1. He is a shining star.
   2. The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
   3. She sings like an angel.
   4. My heart is a lonely hunter.
7. What does the metaphor "Life is a journey" imply?
   1. Life involves travel.
   2. Life has a beginning and an end with experiences along the way.
   3. Life is always easy.
   4. Life is like a map.