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Write 3 of your own sentences that demonstrate personification. Underline the two words in each sentence that are being compared. When the school bell rings at the end of the day i feel as free as a bird. Dorling kindersley limited 2010 this page helps your child to appreciate how metaphor works and to differentiate between metaphor and simile. Creative writers use metaphors as an efficient and economical way to use words, and also as a way to describe subjects and feelings that are complex. Identifyanalyzeinfer causeeffect relations 7th grade nonfiction. My mind is a puddle in the street reflecting green. Metaphors middle school sentence unscramble unscramble the sentence by writing the words in the correct order in the space provided. Teaching poetry teaching aids student teaching teaching reading teaching tools learning 4th grade writing 4th grade reading worksheets fun worksheets for kids. If you do not have colored pens or pencils, underline the cause once and the effect twice. In chapter 1, he has suggested a wealth of type one. This printable includes a modelingguided practice activity and an independent practice activity students can use to practice writing metaphors. Figurative language worksheets simile and metaphor.
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