Metaphors

The computer in our classroom is a dinosaur.

• The computer is old. 
• The computer is scary.
• The computer is brand new. 

Your voice is music to my ears.

• Your voice is pleasing to me.

• Your voice is hoarse.

• Your voice upsets me.

Students are sponges in the classroom.  

• Students soak up water. 
• Students soak up knowledge.
• The student is turning into a sponge. 

My sister is a clown. 

• My sister is mad. 
• My sister is funny. 
• My sister is crying. 

That test was a piece of cake!

• The test was too hard.
• The test tasted like cake. 
• The test was easy.

My room is a disaster zone. 

• Construction it happening in my room. 
• My room is clean. 
• My room is messy. 

That cat was a bolt of lightning. 

• My cat is slow. 
• My cat was struck by lightning. 
• My cat is really fast. 

At lunch, we were pigs. 

• We ate really fast and messy. 
• Pigs were at the lunch table. 
• We ate a pig. 

You are my sunshine. 

• You make happy. 
• You upset me. 

My friend has a heart of gold. 

• My friends is kind and helps everyone. 
• My friend is mean. 
• My friend's heart is made of real gold.