Saturday, August 30, 2008

Vocabulary-simile

1. The word and its part of speech: simile (noun)
2. Other forms of the word:
a) similes
3. Definition:
a) a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
b) an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
(http://www.dictionary.com/)
4. An example sentence using the word or a form of the word:
The boy described a brave prince in the fairy tale, “the sleeping beauty” using a simile “brave as a lion.”
5. A picture which relates to the word and/or complements understanding of the word:

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