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Metaphor & Extended Metaphor Worksheet

The document is an educational exercise focused on understanding metaphors and extended metaphors. It includes sections for identifying metaphors in sentences, distinguishing between metaphors and similes, creating original metaphors, and analyzing an extended metaphor about life as a video game. Additionally, it challenges the reader to write their own extended metaphor.

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Metaphor & Extended Metaphor Worksheet

The document is an educational exercise focused on understanding metaphors and extended metaphors. It includes sections for identifying metaphors in sentences, distinguishing between metaphors and similes, creating original metaphors, and analyzing an extended metaphor about life as a video game. Additionally, it challenges the reader to write their own extended metaphor.

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Metaphor & Extended Metaphor

Part A: Identify the Metaphors


Read each sentence. Underline the metaphor and explain what it
means.

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1.​The baby was a bundle of joy.​

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Metaphor: ____________________​
Meaning:
_______________________________________________

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2.​The wind was a howling wolf in the night.​

✏️
Metaphor: ____________________​
Meaning:
_______________________________________________

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3.​My brother is a night owl.​

✏️
Metaphor: ____________________​
Meaning:
_______________________________________________

Part B: Metaphor or Simile?


Write M for metaphor and S for simile.
1.​Her smile is sunshine. ______
2.​He fought like a lion. ______
3.​The clouds were cotton balls. ______
4.​The leaves danced in the wind. ______
5.​She is as busy as a bee. ______

Part C: Create Your Own Metaphors


Complete each sentence with a creative metaphor.
1.​My mind is a ____________________________.
2.​Books are _______________________________.
3.​School is a ______________________________.
4.​My best friend is a ________________________.
Part D: Extended Metaphor
Read this short paragraph and answer the questions.
"Life is a video game. Every level brings a new challenge. Sometimes
you win, sometimes you lose. But with practice and courage, you
keep going. Friends are your teammates, and your goals are the high
scores you're chasing."
Questions:
1.​What is life being compared to? ____________________
2.​Give 2 examples from the passage that support this extended
metaphor:
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o​

Challenge!
Write 3-4 lines of your own extended metaphor comparing life to
anything you choose (a tree, a song, a journey, a river, etc.).
Life is a ______________________________________

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