Super Specific Similes – Strong Uncle
Let’s make this simile about a strong uncle even more specific.
Super Specific Similes – Slimy Broccoli
Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.
Super Specific Similes: Quick Baby
Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.
Super Specific Similes: Stinky Seaweed
Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.
Idioms About Fire
Five sets of idioms related to fire!
Idioms about Weather
Five sets of idioms related to the weather.
Idioms About Red
Five sets of idioms related to the color red.
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five sets of idioms related to birds (and bugs).
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”
Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile
What if we started a sentence with the simile?
What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah
Can students spot similes vs metaphors?