Figures of Speech  

  Comp 29C  

Figures
of
Speech

There are many
ways to say the
same thing.

My old dog is
blind as a bat
but we love him.

can't see well

Make the sentences say the same thing.

At the end of the race,
he was short of breath.

1.  easy  hard
It was  hard
to breathe.

The pretty shell had
washed up on the beach.

2.  fish  waves
It was pushed
by _______.

Tom's mouth watered
when he saw the cake.

3.  taste  spit
He wanted to
_______ it.

Mother said it was
high time to clean up.

4.  now  later
She meant
do it ______.

His heart sank when
he heard the bad news.

5.  sad  glad
He became
very ______.

There was no end to
the fish in the pond.

6.  few  many
There were
______ fish.