Descriptive Words &  Figurative Language
Descriptive Words & Figures of Speech
Writing Descriptive Words Write a descriptive phrase and a figure of speech. Use the example as a guide. The Eagle  Author Unknown The  wrinkled  sea Beneath him  crawls ; He watches from His mountain  walls , And like a  thunderbolt He falls Is the sea wrinkled? Does water crawl? Do mountains have walls? Are eagles thunderbolts?
Try It Out!  Match a phrase from each column to create a descriptive figure of speech Long winding stairs are A.  cross as a bear The worried man was B. like vultures The pirates attacked  C. like worms Complete each phrase: 4. As fast as _________________________________  5. As hungry as ______________________________
Simile-use like or as She swims like a fish. He looks like an ogre. She plays like a pro. As tall as a giant. As sneaky as a fox. Write three similes of your own: 1. ________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________
Metaphor-no like or as Someone who is tall:  He is a giant.  He is a  Someone who is nice:  She is an angel. Pick 3 topics from the list and write a metaphor for each fast slow smart sneaky angry beautiful  stubborn short silly scared easily

Descriptive Words

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    Descriptive Words & Figurative Language
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    Descriptive Words &Figures of Speech
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    Writing Descriptive WordsWrite a descriptive phrase and a figure of speech. Use the example as a guide. The Eagle Author Unknown The wrinkled sea Beneath him crawls ; He watches from His mountain walls , And like a thunderbolt He falls Is the sea wrinkled? Does water crawl? Do mountains have walls? Are eagles thunderbolts?
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    Try It Out! Match a phrase from each column to create a descriptive figure of speech Long winding stairs are A. cross as a bear The worried man was B. like vultures The pirates attacked C. like worms Complete each phrase: 4. As fast as _________________________________ 5. As hungry as ______________________________
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    Simile-use like oras She swims like a fish. He looks like an ogre. She plays like a pro. As tall as a giant. As sneaky as a fox. Write three similes of your own: 1. ________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________
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    Metaphor-no like oras Someone who is tall: He is a giant. He is a Someone who is nice: She is an angel. Pick 3 topics from the list and write a metaphor for each fast slow smart sneaky angry beautiful stubborn short silly scared easily