明喻与暗喻专项练习
练习:
一、Write “simile” or “metaphor” in the blanks.
1. My father has been working very hard recently and often comes home late at night. He has been as busy as a bee.
_____
2. The students in that school all work very hard. They know time is money. _____
3. Compared to my house, his is a palace.
_____
4. The news reporter said that the winner of the race had run like the wind. _____
5. The firefighter was as brave as a lion in the face of danger. _____
6. The old gentleman’s beard is as snow. _____
7. He was an emotionless man and it was said that his heart was made of stone. _____
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8. My love is like a red, red rose. _____
9. He slept like a dog. _____
10. The day we passed together for a while seemed a bright
fire on a
Winter’s night. _____
11. You are like a hurricane: there’s calm in your eye, but
I’m getting
blown away. _____
12. I am not Angel. _____
13. I am a rainbow. _____
14. You are as blind as a bat. _____
二、Match the similes or metaphors in the sentences on the
left with the correct meanings on the right. Write the letters
in the blanks.
1. After he heard the scary story, his face went
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a. sad or upset b. very pale had chocolate all over his face. c. well behaved on his long trip.
d. very light e. different people like
different things all week.
f. very tough g. very obvious
8. My grandfather might be old but he is still
h. good or fine
9. I was amazed that Richard enjoyed reading that
book because I hated it. Still, as people say,
i. very dark j. very sick
11. When her husband died, the woman’s friends
k. very dry
12. ‘I need to get a drink,’ I said. ‘My mouth is
’ l. support
key: I. s m m s s s m s m s s s m m s
II. b i g a c j h f e d l k
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