Identify and underline the comparison made and state whether the comparison is a simile or a metaphor:

1. The stars are the blessed candles of the night.
2. The castle was as dark as a dungeon.
3. She is always curious like a fish.
4. Sam is an irritable old bear.
5. You must try different activities. Variety is the spice of life.
6. Wipe the glass well so that it looks clear as a crystal.
7. Camels have very rare features. They can travel for days without food and water. They are the ship of the desert.
8. You must stay motionless as a corpse. The audience notices everything.
9. He was the lion of the arena. No one fought so bravely.
10. Kings are like stars.. they rise and set…

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Answers:

1. stars-blessed candles of the night–metaphor
2. castle-as dark as a dungeon–simile
3. she-curious like a fish–simile
4. Sam-irritable old bear–metaphor
5. variety-spice of life–metaphor
6. glass-clear as a crystal–simile
7. camels-ship of the desert–metaphor
8. you-motionless as a corpse–simile
9. he-lion of the arena–metaphor
10. kings-like stars–simile