Figures of Speech  

  Comp 29A  

Figures
of
Speech

There are many
ways to say the
same thing.

Jane was sick
of cleaning the
kitchen floor.

tired

Make the sentences say the same thing.

It was soft as a lamb.

1.  not  very
It was
 very soft.

It was big as a house.

2.  small  large
The thing was
very _______.

She was cold as ice.

3.  friendly  mad
She was not
_______.

She was tall as a tree.

4.  short  tall
She was
quite ______.

Sue swims like a fish.

5.  good  ugly

Sue was very
______ at
swimming.

He runs like a deer.

6.  fast  slow
He can run
very ______.