Similes and Metaphors

Which of the following compares two things using the words like or as?

Which of the following compares two things without using like or as?

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The gardener's hands were sandpaper.

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The newly mopped floor was a slippery as a banana peel

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The boy was out in the sun for a long time. His skin was as red as a lobster.

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The cat wondered around the yard as though she was lost.

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The boy looked out the window the morning after the storm. The snow was a blanket over the meadow.

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Grumpy Harry was known for his bad moods. He had a temper like a volcano.

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The audience buzzed with anticipation as the mathematics competion was about to begin.

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The runway is a pond, black from the night.

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Darcie held her tennis racket tightly. Her heart was pounding like a jackhammer.

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The girls' knees were two rubber lumps as she waited to find out if she made the Cheerleading team.

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The sky was a huge bruise, with purple, blue, and bits of yellow.

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The stars were becoming ghosts in the lightening sky.

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The hot tea in his hands felt warm.

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The sun, as it rose out of the lake, was a giant, blazing lamp.

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The boy's father smiled as big as the sunrise as he reeled in the big fish he had caught.

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The new lotion I got from Bath and Body Works made my skin feel as smooth as silk.

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The soccer ball was a meteor, flying high above the sky.

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The ocean was a raging bull as the storm set in.