CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 3
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GRADE UNIT
Lesson 2: Independent Practice
Name: ___________________________________________
Directions: Read the passage. Identify three examples of metaphors.
Underline the example and explain their meaning below.
Metaphors
Jessie is a cougar. She runs faster than anyone at our school.
Today, she challenged a 5
th
grader to a race. Running against a fifth
grader is a death sentence. The boy she raced was a giant. His legs were
two tree trunks. Still, he was a turtle compared to Jessie. She won the race
easily. We were all shocked at first but then we started cheering. Jessie is
a star!
1.) Compares ___________________ with _______________________
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________
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2.) Compares ___________________ with _______________________
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________
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3.) Compares ___________________ with _______________________
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________
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Challenge - Can you find all the metaphors? (Hint: There are six.)
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