GEAR UP FOR LIFE
TOPIC: Poetry
Writing Activities

 

Similes and Metaphors

Write as many completions for each comparison as you can.  Notice that the ones that have “as” or “like” are similes.  The ones that say one thing is another are metaphors. You may have as many words as you want in your completions.  They  can be short:  he is as smart as an owl.  Or they can be long:  He is as smart as a fox setting a trap for a chicken.

1.  He is as strong as .

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