Showing posts with label metaphors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metaphors. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Writing Wednesday - Similies and Metaphors


My brain is parched
My brow is damp
Please, Mr. Sun
Turn off your lamp.


It has been so hot around here lately, I thought we could try and come up with a few interesting and original similes and metaphors to describe a hot and muggy day.

A simile compares two things using the word like or as.
example: A good book is like chocolate: rich, smooth and addictive.

A metaphor compares two things, but it does not use the word like or as.
 example: A good book is a Hershey bar, waiting to be devoured.

Let's have some fun and describe how the weather has been where you live.

I'll get us started.

The days are hot as a chili pepper hanging on the vines.
Drops of sweat roll down my face like children gliding down a water slide.
The hot sun is a giant heater with its knob stuck in the high position.

Now it is your turn, how has the weather been where you live?

Happy Writing!