The document provides metaphors and asks the reader to choose the best explanation for each one. It contains 5 metaphors with answer choices: 1) John's brother ate all the ice cream like a hog. 2) John is light like a feather. 3) The teacher's classroom is chaotic like a zoo due to unruly student behavior. 4) The girl is skinny like a toothpick. It concludes by asking the reader to create their own metaphor.

1. Metaphors Task: In the next few slides you will have to explain what each metaphor means. Read the metaphor and choose the best answer.

2. John would have had more ice cream if his brother wasn’t such a hog. His brother is being compared to a hog because He likes to jump He ate all the food He likes to drink a lot

3. Tom was able to lift up John. John is such a feather! John is being compared to a feather because: He is so heavy He is so light He flies in the sky

4. The students were running wild! That teacher’s classroom is a zoo! The teacher’s classroom is being compared to a zoo because: Her classroom has animals in it. Her classroom has cages in it. Her students were acting like animals.

5. The girl was a toothpick. She rarely eats unhealthy food. The girl is being compared to a toothpick because: She is skinny She is fat She like to pick teeth

6. CONCLUSION Now that you have mastered metaphors, create one of your own to share with the class. Good Luck!!!