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Complete the Simile D
Simile examples:
The car seat was as
hot as a frying pan.
The week-old bread
was like a rock.
A. Finish each simile.
Illustrate
one of your similes
1. The kitten's teeth were as sharp as
2. Tanya's eyes were as blue as
3. The cookies were hard like
4. Sally's hands were as sticky as
5. Jason's hands were as dirty as
6. The children were quiet like
7. The quilt was as colorful as -
8. Her face was as pale as –
B. Use the two words in parentheses to make up your own similes. Remember to
be sure your similes include either the word "as" or "like."
1 (cave, dark).
2. (boy, mean).
2 (aves glittered)

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

Based on this work of satire, what is most likely the authors opinion?