Look at the metaphors on the right.

Metaphors are also comparisons but,

how are they different from similes?

Write your own metaphors on

1) School is

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2) My parents are

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3) Tears are

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4) War is

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5) Friends are

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6) Fear is

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7) In the mirror I am

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8) In my dreams I am

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9) In the future I’ll be

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10)In my childhood I was

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1) What can these words-phrases be a

symbol of?
 A brownish leaf:

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 A blossoming flower: ______________________
 A crown: ________________________________
 Sunrise: ________________________________
 An open lock: ____________________________
 A closed lock: ____________________________
 Red: ___________________________________