How to write creatively l Figures of speech l Similies – answers
Similes – Answers
Below are some example answers.
Part 1
1. The music sounded like thunder.
2. The man was as old as time.
3. His sweater was as brown as mud.
4. Her dress was as red as fire.
5. The old woman’s hair was as white as snow.
6. A noise coming from her room sounded like an explosion.
7. The sound of the sudden movement was like a thunderbolt.
8. My mum’s chocolate cake tastes like heaven.
9. My brother’s bedroom looks like a rubbish tip.
10. The fabric was as smooth as silk.
Part 2
1. hair 2. clouds
3. car 4. grass 5. rain 6. bird 7. mum 8. pillow 9. puppy 10. night © WestOne Services 2010
His hair felt like straw.
The clouds looked like marshmallows.
The car drove like a dream.
The grass looked as tall as a house.
The rain was as cold as ice.
The bird sang like an angel.
Her mum is as quiet as a mouse.
My pillow felt as hard as a rock.
The puppy barked like a seal.
The night felt like it would never end.
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How to write creatively l Figures of speech l Similies – answers
Part 3
Situation: Laundry
Words, phrases and similes:
Dirty, washing, as clean as a whistle, smell for miles, a giant mountain, lost explorer,
clothes jungle
Poetic prose:
As she looked up, her pile of laundry looked like a giant, moving, dirty mountain that
could topple over at any minute.
Taking a deep breath, she made her way through the dirty clothes, like a lost explorer
in a jungle of socks.
‘Well,’ she said to herself, ‘after all this, this washing should be as clean as a whistle!’
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