I’m Roaring like a Lion
By Jack Prelutsky
I’m roaring like a lion,
I’m croaking like a frog,
I’m shrieking like a monkey,
I’m grunting like a hog.
I’m snorting like a buffalo,
I’m whooping like a crane.
My mother’s making liver…
I thought I should complain.
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The waterfall is like a child crying over a piece
of candy.
The smell is like a clear summer day when the
wind blows.
When the water hits the rocks it goes splash,
splash, kapow.
It sounds like milk splashing down in the
cheerio bowl.
~Chapman Elementary 5th Graders
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Predictable
Poor as a church mouse.
strong as an ox,
cute as a button,
smart as a fox.
thin as a toothpick,
white as a ghost,
fit as a fiddle,
dumb as a post.
bald as an eagle,
neat as a pin,
proud as a peacock,
ugly as sin.
When people are talking
you know what they'll say
as soon as they start to
use a cliché.
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Clever
As poor as a _______.
As strong as an ______,
As cute as a ______,
As smart as ______.
As thin as a ______,
As white as a ______,
As fit as a ______
As dumb as a ______.
As bald as an ______,
As neat as a ______,
As proud as a ______,
As ugly as ______.
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I’m Tortured by Insomnia
I’m tortured by insomnia,
I cannot sleep tonight,
The slightest sound seems louder
Than exploding dynamite.
I hear creaking in the kitchen,
I hear squeaking on the stairs,
And the furnace sounds like oxen
Being chased by angry bears.
There’s a faucet drip-drip-dripping.
Roaring like a waterfall,
And outside my bedroom window
I hear ogres playing ball.
There’s an ancient locomotive
Chugging straight across the rug,
Getting louder every second…
It is probably a bug.
I have counted sheep for hours,
Half a million, one by one,
I could have counted walruses,
For all the good it’s done.
The alley cats’ cacophony
Is ringing in my headI won’t eat ten desserts again
Before I go to bed.
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Similes
Similes compare two things using like or as. Think about a topic such
as nature, sports, or people. Write some similes about them.
Here is a simile about a tree:
The tree was as tall as a house.
-ORThe tree was like a big umbrella, shading us from the sun.
1)________________________________________
2)________________________________________
3)________________________________________
Pick your favorite simile you have just written. Draw an illustration of it
in the box below.
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Dreams
by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
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Examples of Metaphors:
He has a heart of stone.
The bar of soap was a slippery eel.
For me time is money.
A blanket of snow covered the streets.
Her soft voice was music to Andy’s ears.
Complete the sentence:
A friend is________________________.
Friendship is_______________________.
Feeling tired is______________________.
Now, create your own metaphor in the space
provided.
_______________________________________
______________________________________.
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