I love similes. They are one part of a piece that can become as creative as you want, compare a common object that may have no outstanding features but you can add a simile and create one that is as amazing as the moon. The sky is the limit, when it comes to being creative. And example from the book that I found imaginative and reflects the characters personality: "We both thought the prickly pear cactus looked like Ping-Pong paddles with whiskers, and that saguaros looked like dinosaur mittens." Page 13-14 F from "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli.
In the book Shakleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan there were so many similies used to describe the ocean and how everyone was feeling. Like this one, "Even he moved slowly, like a deep-sea diver plodding across the ocean floor." The author used this simile to describe the pace that everything was moving at and how depressed they were. - Ali M.
In the book I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You, By: Ally Carter there were a lot of similies used to describe a persons appierence. One that I found was quite interesting. It says, " Her cappuccino-colored skin was glowing, and looked like she'd just walked out of a Noxzema commercial."
A simile I thought was pretty good was from the book Eragon. "His clothes hung on him like rags on a stick frame." I thought this was a good simile because you really get an idea of how poor he was because he has big clothes and is really hungry.
Iagree with Nicolo'. The simile in Eragon,"His clothes hung on him like rags on a stick frame," is excellent. I believe this becuase it shows description of the character and it relates to real life and gives a clear picture. Maurzio V.
The Garden of Eve by KL Going includes a lot of similes describing nature. One good simile from this book is “But the air stilled smelled strong, like earthy apple cider.” In this simile the author used its senses which really made it interesting to read because you can almost imagine how the air is.
The book Skeleton Key by Anthony Horrowitz is overflowing with fantastic similes. Every one puts a vivid picture in my mind, and they help me to understand what something is like by comparing two things. This is one of my favorites, and it describes an old, out-of-shape ship. "It wheezed and spluttered out of the harbor, trailing a cloud of evil smelling black smoke. Rust had rippled and then burst through every surface like some bad skin disease." The simile at the end compares rust to a skin disease, and although the two don't have much in common, this comparison really helps me picture the rust covered ship. (Sarah McCain)
In the book Pretty Little Liars my favorite quote is "She gobbled up Maya's compliments like cheesecake." I think this smile is funny.To me it like she's taking each compliment as big bite of cheesecake savoring it all.
I agree with Liz that similes are way you can express your feelings. When Liz said common object that may have no outstanding features but you can add a simile and create one that is as amazing as the moon. I started thinking that similes give your writing piece life. A book I read before called Frogs and French Kisses a sentence was my hair was like big foots just waking up. (Kelly Gilbert)
Similes are fun and always enjoyable. My favorite simile is: "The fluid swing was as graceful and quick as the running fool trying to catch the ball that was hit." From "Play or Die," by Dan Gutman. I think that this is a very funny and enjoyable simile.
One of my Favorite similes was from the book the pearl by John Steinbeck. It was about juana.It said"Her eyes nwhere as fierce as a lioness"(Jake Tourigny)
I think that similes are a better way to describe something. I think that they are good to describe things because in the book Assasin by Anna Myers one simile was "That great, huge man broken like a baby", this described how upset president Lincoln was when his son died. It didn't just say that he was unhappy but it compared to a baby who cries really hard.
One Simile I found was from Artemis Fowl. On the bottom of page 199 it said: "Laying his fingers on the tunnel floor like an upturned spider, Mulch waited" It was really descriptive on how he was waiting for a sound. -Derek P.
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I love similes. They are one part of a piece that can become as creative as you want, compare a common object that may have no outstanding features but you can add a simile and create one that is as amazing as the moon. The sky is the limit, when it comes to being creative. And example from the book that I found imaginative and reflects the characters personality: "We both thought the prickly pear cactus looked like Ping-Pong paddles with whiskers, and that saguaros looked like dinosaur mittens." Page 13-14 F from "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli.
In the book Shakleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan there were so many similies used to describe the ocean and how everyone was feeling. Like this one, "Even he moved slowly, like a deep-sea diver plodding across the ocean floor." The author used this simile to describe the pace that everything was moving at and how depressed they were.
- Ali M.
In the book I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You, By: Ally Carter there were a lot of similies used to describe a persons appierence. One that I found was quite interesting. It says, " Her cappuccino-colored skin was glowing, and looked like she'd just walked out of a Noxzema commercial."
A simile I thought was pretty good was from the book Eragon. "His clothes hung on him like rags on a stick frame." I thought this was a good simile because you really get an idea of how poor he was because he has big clothes and is really hungry.
Iagree with Nicolo'. The simile in Eragon,"His clothes hung on him like rags on a stick frame," is excellent. I believe this becuase it shows description of the character and it relates to real life and gives a clear picture.
Maurzio V.
The Garden of Eve by KL Going includes a lot of similes describing nature. One good simile from this book is “But the air stilled smelled strong, like earthy apple cider.” In this simile the author used its senses which really made it interesting to read because you can almost imagine how the air is.
The book Skeleton Key by Anthony Horrowitz is overflowing with fantastic similes. Every one puts a vivid picture in my mind, and they help me to understand what something is like by comparing two things. This is one of my favorites, and it describes an old, out-of-shape ship. "It wheezed and spluttered out of the harbor, trailing a cloud of evil smelling black smoke. Rust had rippled and then burst through every surface like some bad skin disease." The simile at the end compares rust to a skin disease, and although the two don't have much in common, this comparison really helps me picture the rust covered ship.
(Sarah McCain)
In the book Pretty Little Liars my favorite quote is "She gobbled up Maya's compliments like cheesecake." I think this smile is funny.To me it like she's taking each compliment as big bite of cheesecake savoring it all.
I agree with Liz that similes are way you can express your feelings. When Liz said common object that may have no outstanding features but you can add a simile and create one that is as amazing as the moon. I started thinking that similes give your writing piece life. A book I read before called Frogs and French Kisses a sentence was my hair was like big foots just waking up.
(Kelly Gilbert)
Similes are fun and always enjoyable. My favorite simile is: "The fluid swing was as graceful and quick as the running fool trying to catch the ball that was hit." From "Play or Die," by Dan Gutman. I think that this is a very funny and enjoyable simile.
~Josh K.
One of my Favorite similes was from the book the pearl by John Steinbeck. It was about juana.It said"Her eyes nwhere as fierce as a lioness"(Jake Tourigny)
I think that similes are a better way to describe something. I think that they are good to describe things because in the book Assasin by Anna Myers one simile was "That great, huge man broken like a baby", this described how upset president Lincoln was when his son died. It didn't just say that he was unhappy but it compared to a baby who cries really hard.
-James Monroe
One Simile I found was from Artemis Fowl. On the bottom of page 199 it said: "Laying his fingers on the tunnel floor like an upturned spider, Mulch waited" It was really descriptive on how he was waiting for a sound.
-Derek P.
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