Name:                         Date: Metaphors Worksheet (Meanings Part 2)
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things. Often times it uses the word “is.”
Directions: For each metaphor given blow, write what you think it means.
Example A: Thoughts are a storm, unexpected
someone may have many unexpected thoughts at anytime

1.His hair is a white snowflake and his hair is a messy haystack-

2.He tried to help but his legs were wax-

Which type of appeal does president lincoln use in these lines to try to persuade southerners

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each word with its synonym irate wasteful unmerciful headstrong extravagant stubborn heartless angry

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18