WRITE DOWN THE FOLLOWING SIMILES. THEN UNDERLINE THE TWO WORDS WHICH ARE BEING COMPARED.

1. HIS MOVEMENTS WERE AS STIFF AS A ROBOT’S.

2. WHEN SHE SANG, HER VOICE WAS CLEAR AS A BELL.

Reading warm-ups, Week 20Monday, 1/26/2013

WRITE DOWN THE FOLLOWING METAPHORS. THEN, UNDERLINE THE TWO WORDS BEING COMPARED.

1. IN HIS ANGER, HE WAS A HURRICANE BLOWING DOWN EVERYTHING IN HIS PATH.

2. WHEN SHE DANCED, SHE WAS A BUTTERFLY.

Reading warm-ups, Week 20Tuesday, 1/27/2013

CHOOSE ONE OF THE METAPHORS FROM TUESDAY’S WARM-UP, AND WRITE IT AGAIN. THEN WRITE THE MEANING.

THIS METAPHOR COMPARES A __________ TO A ____________ BY EXPLAINING THAT….

Reading warm-ups, Week 20Wednesday, 1/28/2013

PLEASE CLEAR YOUR DESK AND PREPARE FOR A QUIZ ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.

REMINDERS:

1. QUIZZES ARE LIKE TESTS. THERE IS NO TALKING OF ANY KIND. TALKING = AUTOMATIC ZERO.

2. DO YOUR VERY BEST WORK, AND READ YOUR BOOK WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED.

Reading warm-ups, Week 20Thursday, 1/29/2013