Read the sentence.When the boy learned that his essay won first place, he was over the moon.
What is the definition of a metaphor?
Read the sentence.The pink car wheezed as it made its way up the steep hill brimming with potholes.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
A context clue is text around figurative language that
Read the passage.After the snow stopped, the sun came out. I looked out the window to see whether there was any snow on the ground. And oh my, there was a lot of snow! I found that my car had been transformed into a snowy Kilimanjaro. Realizing I wouldn’t be leaving soon, I went to get a shovel.
Read the sentence.The shirt was old.
Read the sentence.The exhausted student decided to call it a night, hit the hay, and study more in the morning.
Read the sentences.The siblings were like cats and dogs when left alone together. As a result, the babysitter was careful to keep them separated as much as possible.
Read the passage.It had rained for the entire week before we went river rafting. The rain made the river swell with extra water. In fact, the river was a speeding train by the time we got there. Thus, we had quite the adventure.
Read the sentence.As they watched the performance unfold, they were glued to their seats.
Read the sentence.I tried to finish the meal, but the burned meat was as tough as leather, and I began to wonder whether I was eating someone’s old sneakers.
Read the passage.When Mrs. Garcia taught class, the chairs stood straighter. The computers hummed in unison. And, along the front wall, the chalkboards waited impatiently to be tickled by the chalk.
Read the passage.Its rusted gate hung crookedly. Its broken windows let in the bugs. And its faded paint had peeled off in strips. Obviously, the building had been there since the dinosaur era.
Read the sentence.After the first interview, the reporter realized that the story was the tip of the iceberg, and she would have to do much more investigating.
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