Unit 1 - lesson 4 starter/similes

• eng
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

Similes

What are similes?

What is a Simile?

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

Write down as many similes as you can think of in 3 minutes

Busy

1. as a bear
2. as a bee

As cool as

1. a refrigerator
2. a cucumber

As different as

1. night and day
2. comparing one another

As sweet as

1. Sugar
2. Honey

This movie is boring,

1. it's like watching paint dry
2. it's like watching football

as light as

1. a feather
2. a pillow

I slept

1. very well
2. Like a log

Now do the exercise on the worksheet

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p. 42: unit 1, lesson 4, ex. 6