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Similes and metaphors

Pick ^J activities to do.When you finish an activity, color its number.

Draw pictures to showwhat each simile actuallymeans.

The raindrops feel likefeathers.My cereal is as soggy aspudding.The gecko's tongue moveslike a yo-yo.This cookie is as hard as arock!

Copy each sentencestarter. Add a simile tofinish each sentence.

Grace runs

The dancer spins acrossthe stage .

Jared's snake slithers

My handwriting looks

Choose five objects.Write a simile to describeeach one.

When thespeakerccrnes or\, it'sas loud as ahive 0F bees.

14} Draw pictures to showwhat each metaphoractually means.

I'm an ice cube frozen to theteam bench.

Her smile was a ray ofsunshine.

The playground can be a zoo.The rain, a. welcome Visitor,

started falling last night-

5 J List three things eachmetaphor below coulddescribe.

The is a rockconcert of color

The creeping is syrupoozing over a stack of

pancakes.

Fold a sheet of paperin half vertically. Draw aself-portrait on one side.On the other side, listsix or more similes andmetaphors that describeyou. Stand your work todisplay it.

sprints by, acheetah on the chase..

7) Complete each sentencewith a simile or ametaphor.

When I was five, I .

When I was in secondgrade, I .

When I am 14,1 will .

When I get my driver'slicense, I will drive .

Copy the adjectivesbelow. For each one,name an animal, place, orthing that has that quality.Then use each one as asimile or metaphor in asentence.

Describe a new breakfastcereal using three similesand three metaphors.Design the front panelof the cereal package.Include your similes,metaphors, and pictures.

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