Name:                         Date: Metaphors Worksheet (Meanings Part 2)
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things. Often times it uses the word “is.”
Directions: For each metaphor given blow, write what you think it means.
Example A: Thoughts are a storm, unexpected
someone may have many unexpected thoughts at anytime

1.His hair is a white snowflake and his hair is a messy haystack-

2.He tried to help but his legs were wax-

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

What is one thing that happened to benno harte when he and his family left france to escape the nazis?

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically: