Beginning Creative Writing - Review - Lesson 4 Intro

Which of the following is a simile?

• Our teacher is like a monster.

• My mom likes Bun Cha and thinks it’s delicious.

• I’m as hungry as a lion.

• We played video games as the teacher tried to teach.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Mr. Nick is the coolest teacher in the world.

• My Mom works harder than any man I know.

• My brother is a disease.

• Teachers use tests to make students go crazy.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• James is like a guard dog.

• Jenny flew across school to get her paper in on time.

• Bao’s fake arm moved like a construction crane.

• I’m as tired as a sloth after running a mile.

Why do people use metaphors?

• To make English harder for Vietnamese students.

• To be more descriptive.

• To make the reader or listener feel the words more.

• To sound fancy.

Similes are a type of metaphor.

Write T for 'true' or F for false.

Why do people use metaphors?

• To make English harder for Vietnamese students.

• To be more descriptive.

• To make the reader or listener feel the words more.

• To sound fancy.

Similes: Write two examples of a simile.

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Metaphors: Write two examples of a metaphor using “is” or “are”

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Personification: Write two examples of a metaphor using personification

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