The document provides examples of descriptive words and figurative language techniques. It includes an example of descriptive phrases and a figure of speech using an eagle. It then has the reader complete similes and metaphors by matching phrases or coming up with their own related to given topics. The document teaches how to write descriptive phrases and figures of speech like similes and metaphors as a way to make writing more vivid and interesting for readers.

1. Descriptive Words & Figurative Language

2. Descriptive Words & Figures of Speech

3. 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?

4. 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 ______________________________

5. 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. ________________________________________

6. 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