Writing Metaphors: Tip 2, Not so Distant they Distract

Writing Metaphors: Tip 2, Not so Distant they Distract

Multiple Choice

Which metaphor works best?

• Her eyes are pools of water that someone dyed green with food coloring.

• The dog was a tornado, tearing through the house.

• Her fingers are claws that are short and filed and painted red.

Multiple Choice

Which metaphor works best?

• The wind yells like my sister when I play tricks on her.

• The sky is a velvet blanket

• The clouds are white puffs.

Open Ended

Try revising this confusing metaphor:

The pancakes are basket balls of flavor but smashed down flat and not orange.

Open Ended

Try writing your own metaphor!