Part 8
LANGUAGE
8.3 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Similes and Metaphors
Practice
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Read the passage. Answer the questions.
On a crisp winter day, I take my dog Sadie for her morning walk. We
bring along the ball. When I toss the ball, Sadie soars over the snowbank like
a white-tailed hawk. Silently, she pounces on the ground and captures her
victim. The ball is a small, defenseless creature in her grasp. With her tail
wagging, she shares her prey with me. I take it, and Sadie licks my hand.
1. Which phrase in the passage is an example of a simile? What two things are being
compared?
3. Which phrase in the passage is an example of a metaphor? What two things are being
compared?
4. What do you picture in your mind when you read this metaphor?
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2. What do you picture in your mind when you read this simile?
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5. Write your own sentence using this simile: slept like a log.
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6. Explain the meaning of this metaphor: This great news is music to my ears.
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