Metaphors: Tip1, Not Too Close

Writing Metaphors: Tip 1, Not Too Close for Comfort

Multiple Choice

Which metaphor works best?

• She built a wall of hurtful words around him.

• The wall was a big piece of wood.

• The sky was the whole universe.

Multiple Choice

Which metaphor works best?

• My mind is a ball of brains.

• My mind is full of blood.

• My mind of full of sand.

Open Ended

Tr revising this too-close metaphor:

The stars are dots of light in the sky.

Open Ended

Try writing your own metaphor!