Name:                         Date: Metaphors Worksheet (Meanings Part 2)
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things. Often times it uses the word “is.”
Directions: For each metaphor given blow, write what you think it means.
Example A: Thoughts are a storm, unexpected
someone may have many unexpected thoughts at anytime
1.Once your heart's been broken it grows back bigger-

2.His hair is a white snowflake and his hair is a messy haystack-

3.He is all heartbroken-

4.The pigeons fountained into the air-

5.Her hair was bone white-

6.He tried to help but his legs were wax-

What is a word that is stronger than "beautiful"

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?