Specific ways to take figurative language beyond the “blah.”
Part 1 of Fancier Figurative Language
We'll start with the cliché "as cold as ice" and go somewhere much more interesting.
Part 2 of Fancier Figurative Language
Let's start with "As cold as fire."
Part 3 of Fancier Figurative Language
What if we started a sentence with the simile?
Part 4 of Fancier Figurative Language
Is your students' use of repetition limited to, "The girl was very, very, very fast."? Let's borrow some ideas from Shakespeare!
Part 3 of Super Specific Similes
Let's make this simile even more specific.
Part 4 of Super Specific Similes
Students will make their similes super specific.
Part 1 of Super Specific Similes
Let's make this simile even more specific.
Part 4 of Super Specific Similes
Let's make this simile even more specific.
Part 2 of Super Specific Similes
Let's make that simile even more specific!