Figurative Language

Let’s help William Shakespeare with his use of repetition.

Let’s take a starting phrase about St. Patrick’s Day and get specific. No, even more specific!

Let’s make this simile about a strong uncle even more specific.

Students will make this slimy broccoli simile seriously specific.

Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.

Let’s make this simile about a loud class super specific!

Students will make this simile about stinky seaweed super specific.

Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”

What if we started a sentence with the simile?

Is your students’ use of repetition limited to, “The girl was very, very, very fast.”? Let’s borrow some ideas from Shakespeare!

We’ll start with the cliché “as cold as ice” and go somewhere much more interesting.