Here is an photograph in two parts. Try to describe the image using similes. Remember, a simile is a comparison using like or as. It usually compares two dissimilar objects. For example: Her smile was as beautiful as daffodils in the breeze.
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Sensational similes
One of my favourite things about our class text The Snow Queen are the vivid descriptions. To improve our writing, this week we will be focusing on using figurative language.
Here is an photograph in two parts. Try to describe the image using similes. Remember, a simile is a comparison using like or as. It usually compares two dissimilar objects. For example: Her smile was as beautiful as daffodils in the breeze.
Here is an photograph in two parts. Try to describe the image using similes. Remember, a simile is a comparison using like or as. It usually compares two dissimilar objects. For example: Her smile was as beautiful as daffodils in the breeze.
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Hello to all you bloggers out there. I am going to try and aim for Miss Williams task called sensational similes, here I go
ReplyDeleteA. THE GRASS IS AS GREEN AS SLIMEY, LEAPING FROGS.
B. THE SNOW IS AS WHITE AS CHALK.
C. THE TREES ARE AS TALL AS MOUNTAINS.
THANK YOU FOR READING
Hi Funmi I like the way you used similes, and I really like the way you used The snow is as white as chalk It reminds me of The white snow and snowflakes and it also reminds me of Christmas when it Snow.
DeleteWhy thank you haliat really appreciate it and i ay have liked your much better than mine
DeleteI agree Aaliyah, it does remind me of The Snow Queen. Well done Funmi.
DeleteI agree Aaliyah, it does remind me of The Snow Queen. Well done Funmi.
DeleteHello again to all you bloggers out there i am going to share what we did in class well we did some metaphors and similes here i go
ReplyDeleteA.THE SUN IS AS ROUND LIKE A GOLDEN BALL IN THE SKY
a.the sun is a sparkiling golden ball in the sky
B.THE TREES ARE AS TALL AS MOUNTAINS
b.the trees are tall mountains in the sky
THANK YOU FOR READING
Well done Funmi, you have shown a good link between similes and metaphors.
DeleteBut be careful when comparing.
The trees are tall mountains in the rainforest.
Hi Guys hope you have read my blog. This time I am going to Try and aim for Miss Williams task as you can see her task is called Sensational similes.
ReplyDelete1. The Snow is as White as white crystal flakes.
2. The Tree is as Tall as 3 Iroko Trees.
3. The grass is as charming as a Daffodil.
Thanks for listening
I like your first simile, remember to use it when describing the snow scene in class.
DeleteRemember we talked about being imaginative:
The emerald is as green as grass
okay
DeleteMy metaphors
ReplyDeleteShe is fishing in troubled waters
He drowned in a sea of grief
Now my similes
As alike as two peas in a pod
As bald as a coot
Very good Nicole, I particularly like your metaphors. Remember to try and use similes and metaphors in your writing.
DeleteOk Miss Williams
DeleteMy sensational simile, well maybe not sensational
DeleteMy cousin 'Tianna has long legs like an ostrich'
the sun is as hot as fire
ReplyDeletesimailes are like this as bold as brass or as hevey as a car i hope more people will blog
ReplyDeleteI really like smiles and today im going to give you an example,i am as cold as a ice cube. Thank you for reading
ReplyDeleteYour tshirt is as green as a frog.
ReplyDeleteHello there i am gonna show u some smilies that i have wwanted to do but never had time
ReplyDeleteA.I went to the park it was as pretty as a sun flower
B.I saw my friend at the park she had looked like a top model girl BYE YEAH AND HOPE I SEE U AGAIN PEEPS
THE snow was as white as a fluffy cloud dropping like a meteor.
ReplyDeleteHello i am going to tell you a simle or metorphors
ReplyDeleteThe sky is as blue as a blueberry
The sun is as yellow as a the color yellow.
The grass is as green as the frog.
At hillmead in 5 blue we have been doing similes for example as tall as a building, as tiny as an ant so that is all.
ReplyDeleteFluffy snow as white as the clouds up and above in the blue sky.
ReplyDeleteHello blogers I get wanted to say that I have some simles that I want to share. As fast as a cheater, as slow as a snail, as cool as ice, as cold as winter wonderland and as hot as the sun. Thank you for reading my similes.
ReplyDeleteHi bloggers i just wanted to say hi and tell you about similes and metaphors.
ReplyDeleteThis are some exerplas of similes
when i was walking past a dog was chasing me as fast as a cheater
the mouse was as slow as a snail
the freezer was cold as the ant pole
as amazing as a ball
ReplyDeleteas ugly as a witch
as big as a giant
as beautiful as a princess
as charming as a prince
that is all i could think of for now.OMOTOLA
Remember the key to senstional similes is being IMAGINATIVE.
DeleteContinue to work on your similies ok.
The fairy beam is upon you
ReplyDeleteThe stars glister upon you
A moon of light
In the noon of night
Till the firedrake hath o'er gone you
The wheel of fortue guide you
The with the bow beside you
Run aye in the way
Till the bird of day
And the luckier lote betide YOU
TITLE;THE FAIRY BEAM ON YOU.
Fantastic Omolota. I loved that you are using a range of poetic devices.
DeleteAs cold as ice, the summer is blooming like bersting flowers.
ReplyDeleteHi again all you fokes today in 5 blue weve done some spectakular similies such as as wide as the sun as hot as neptune as hot as neptune as fin as a stick. by again
ReplyDeleteWhen used correctly,Metaphors are effective fiction writing tools. They are one way to vary language and liven up prose. Also, like shorthand, they can convey a picture or a meaning instantly, with few words.
ReplyDeleteCorrect Tobi, now can you share with us some examples of your own?
DeleteAs hot as the burning sun.
ReplyDeletehe drowned in a sea of grief she is fishing in troubled waters He has the heart of a lion
ReplyDeleteYou are the sun in my sky
You are the light in my life
She is my East and my West, my compass.
hi bloggers here are 3 sensational similes,
ReplyDeletehe was as bold as brass.
the boy was trap, like a prison.
as hard as an nail.
Well done to everyone who has shared a simile or metaphor. I have been most impressed by those who have continued to use them to improve their writing in class.
ReplyDeletethank you miss williams and bloggers
Deletehi im doing a simile and a metaphor
ReplyDeleteMetaphor
1 thats so sick
2 your so cool man
3 he kangoored around the room with exitment
THANK YOU FOR MY METAPHOR
Similes
1 she was jumping like a kangroo
2 she bubbled like bubble gum
3 she was as slow as a sanil
Hi all u bloggers here are some wonderfull inpressive similes
ReplyDeleteshe was as cold as a ice burge .
The girl was as frightend as a wet flappy penguine .
The snow was as white as a confy pillow
Hey guys here are some spectacula metaphor
ReplyDeleteA.my car was an old rusty reck
b.her hair was like a babys blanket of gold
C.you are the apple in my eye