Week 4: July 20 -25 Sharpening your Simile Skills What is a simile? A simile compares two unlikely things and thereby creates a picture in your mind. My sister’s words sliced through me like a knife. How can words be like a knife. They would be, if they are sharp and hurting. We must have all experienced it sometime or the other. That makes simile a wonderful tool of expression. The trouble however is that they are so overused sometimes that they lose their charm or flavour. Our endeavour this week is to see some aspects of similes and attempt to use them in creative ways. Watch the song in activity 2 and complete the tasks given below: EVERYTHING AT ONCE by Lenka Task 1: Watch the video in Activity 2 and try to complete the words in the song below. The key is given but try to do it without checking the key. Task 2: This is a good sing along and dance along song. You could try an enjoyable workout with this song. Task 3 (optional): If you feel up to it, you can make your own simile song and dance. As sly as a __________, as strong as an _______ BEAR As fast as a __________, as brave as a __________ BEE As free as a __________, as neat as a __________ BIRD As quiet as a __________, as big as a __________ BITE DAY All I wanna be, all I wanna be FAMILY Ooh, all I wanna be is everything... FIRE FOX As mean as a __________, as sharp as a __________ FUN As deep as a __________, as dark as the __________ GLIDER As sweet as a __________, as right as a __________ HARE As long as a __________, as ugly as a __________ HOUSE ICE As pretty as a __________ hanging from a fixture LINE Strong like a __________, strong as I wanna be MELODY Bright as __________, as light as __________ MOUSE As hard as __________ as grand as a __________ NAILS NIGHT All I wanna be, ooh, all I wanna be OX All I wanna be is everything... PICTURE Everything at once, everything at once PLAY Ooh, everything at once QUEEN ROAD As warm as the __________, as silly as __________ SEA As cool as a __________, as scary as the __________ SONG As hot as __________, cold as __________ SUGAR Sweet as __________ and everything nice SUN TIGER As old as _________ , as straight as a __________ TIME As royal as a __________, as buzzed as a __________ TOAD Stealth as a __________, smooth as a __________ TOOTH Pure as a __________, pure as I wanna be TREE WHALE All I wanna be, oh, all I wanna be WOLF Ooh, all I wanna be is everything WORD Everything at once WRONG Key As sly as a fox , as strong as an ox As fast as a hare , as brave as a bear As free as a bird , as neat as a word As quiet as a mouse, as big as a house All I wanna be, all I wanna be Ooh, all I wanna be is everything... As mean as a wolf , as sharp as a tooth As deep as a bite, as dark as the night As sweet as a song, as right as a wrong As long as a road, as ugly as a toad As pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture Strong like a family, strong as I wanna be Bright as day, as light as play As hard as nails, as grand as a whale All I wanna be, ooh, all I wanna be All I wanna be is everything... Everything at once, everything at once Ooh, everything at once As warm as the sun, as silly as fun As cool as a tree, as scary as the sea As hot as fire, cold as ice Sweet as sugar and everything nice As old as time, as straight as line As royal as a queen, as buzzed as a bee Stealth as a tiger smooth as a glider Pure as a melody , pure as I wanna be All I wanna be, oh, all I wanna be Ooh, all I wanna be is everything Everything at once Some points to ponder: ( For you to think, it is not a written task) 1. Many of the similes used in the song are commonplace. How does it make you feel? Warm and secure; excited, bored, dull or nothing at all. It is always interesting to note how we respond. 2. Many animal similes are used. Are they all justified? While, grand as a whale is accepted would you agree with sly as fox and ugly as a toad…? Cull out all the animal similes from the song and see whether you agree with the comparisons. 3. How do you feel about similes on language? a. As neat as a word b. As sweet as a song c. Pure as a melody 4. Can emotions and sensations be described thus? a. As warm as the sun. b. As scary as the sea c. Cool as a tree d. Sharp as a tooth e. Deep as a bite .