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Mrs. Daniel Block ______________________________
English 11H
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Vocabulary Lesson 3 Practice 2: Using Similes and Metaphors
Review: Identify the following lines as simile (S) or metaphor (M).
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My cat is a furry soccer ball.
Her teeth are as green as spring grass.
“Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages.” (Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men)
“My life had stood – a Loaded Gun –“ (Dickinson, “My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun”)
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Directions: Choose any 4 of the vocabulary words from our lesson 3 list to write original sentences for.
Make sure your sentences use either a simile or metaphor to show your understanding of the word.
Please underline the vocabulary word in each of your sentences. You will turn this in for a formative
grade.
Example: The archaic text was like a locked door without a key: confusing and impossible to unlock
without the proper knowledge of the ancient words.
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