English/Brainstorming

 Drug addicts should be offered rehab than prison sentences.

I agree that drug rehab is a much better alternative to jail time because everyone can change and take rehabilitation to help them get their back, keep, or improve the abilities they need for their daily and be more active in life.

Similes & Metaphors | English

Similes - are where you compare two unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
e.g He ran like the wind. She was as strong as a lion.

Metaphors- are where you compare two unlike things using by saying something is something else. 

e.g He is a stonewall, unbreakable by force. The rain is glass shattering against the street.

Highlighting every Simile in each sentence

• My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.
• The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.
• The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 
• My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore.

Completing the simile to each sentence

• The cloth was as black as Coal
• The wet ball was as slippery as an Eel
• My little sister is as playful as a Kitten
• The top of this table is as smooth as Silk
• I’ve been as busy as a Bee
• The lamb is as white as Snow

Is it a Simile or Metaphor?

1. As slippery as an eel. - Simile

2. Arnie was a man-mountain. - Metaphor

3. He was a lion in battle. - Metaphor

4. She is as pretty as a picture. - Simile

5. The striker was a goal machine. - Metaphor

6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. - Simile

7. The moon was a misty shadow. - Metaphor

8. My friend has a face like thunder. - Simile

My own Simile & Metaphor:

Simile - The chocolate was as sweet as sugar

Simile - I turned as white as a ghost when you out at me

Simile - He was like a tiger in the fight 

Metaphor - Her voice is music to my ears

Metaphor - Hard work is key to success

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