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Simile to Metaphor

A simile says,

"I am slinky like a cat."

It is tame.
It doesn't take the next step and say,

"I am a slinky cat."

"I am as hot as a fire".

would change into,

"I am a hot fire."

To change a simile that uses like or as into a metaphor, simply remove the like or as words. Then rewrite the sentence so it makes sense.

A good way to start is to write a simple I Am simile poem. It might go something like this:

I am like a friendly circus
I am as curious as a person swimming under water
I am happy like a baby being loved
I am as skinny as a hippo
I am as tired as a rusty nut
I am worn out, like an old ripped road map that's been folded too many times.

Write your I Am simile poem between the angle brackets below.


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Name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)


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Now use the copy feature of your word processor to copy your poem into the space below. Then remove all of the like and as words to change your simile poem into a stronger metaphor poem.

My Simile Poem Rewritten into a Metaphor Poem

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Below is a wonderfully simple metaphor poem in which the author, Daniel, describes himself as a house.

I'm a house
Three stories high,
I'm a house
All lonely and shy,
I'm a house
An old, dirty house,
I'm a house
With bugs and a mouse,
I'm a house
With dirty walls,
I'm a house
With creepy halls,
I'm a house
All lonely and shy.


    Now write your own metaphor poem using a house to describe yourself.

I Am a House

I am a house
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Share this poem with your writing group. Find out what people like about your metaphor poem. Also ask what they feel can be improved. Then revise your poem. 

I Am a House

Draft 2

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If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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