Name Date Similes and metaphors Pick ^J activities to do. When you finish an activity, color its number. Draw pictures to show what each simile actually means. The raindrops feel like feathers. My cereal is as soggy as pudding. The gecko's tongue moves like a yo-yo. This cookie is as hard as a rock! Copy each sentence starter. Add a simile to finish each sentence. Grace runs The dancer spins across the stage . Jared's snake slithers My handwriting looks Choose five objects. Write a simile to describe each one. When the speaker ccrnes or\, it's as loud as a hive 0F bees. 14} Draw pictures to show what each metaphor actually means. I'm an ice cube frozen to the team bench. Her smile was a ray of sunshine. The playground can be a zoo. The rain, a. welcome Visitor, started falling last night- 5 J List three things each metaphor below could describe. The is a rock concert of color The creeping is syrup oozing over a stack of pancakes. Fold a sheet of paper in half vertically. Draw a self-portrait on one side. On the other side, list six or more similes and metaphors that describe you. Stand your work to display it. sprints by, a cheetah on the chase.. 7) Complete each sentence with a simile or a metaphor. When I was five, I . When I was in second grade, I . When I am 14,1 will . When I get my driver's license, I will drive . Copy the adjectives below. For each one, name an animal, place, or thing that has that quality. Then use each one as a simile or metaphor in a sentence. Describe a new breakfast cereal using three similes and three metaphors. Design the front panel of the cereal package. Include your similes, metaphors, and pictures. SMOOTH Wet ©The Mailbox* • TEC44047 • Feb./Mar. 2010 Independent Practice Grid Program the student directions with the number of activities to be completed. Then copy the 14 THE MAILBOX page for each student.