
As I looked over the descriptive essay brochures created by students in fourth period Language Arts, I decided there was too much personal information to post them on the Web.
However, below is a sample of figurative and sensory language students included in their brochures.
Their fur was as soft and cozy as a fluffy down comforter on a dark, cold winter night.
The fries were salty, soft potato clouds.
They had puppy breath as sweet as a cherry orchard.
They melted our hearts like cute kittens sitting in a pet store window.
When my grandma saw me, she was so happy. It was like the sun coming out for the first time.
I thought about what I was going to be doing in Florida. Sitting on the beach, swimming, and shopping (like Paris Hilton in smaller shoes).
I could still smell our last vacation in my duffel bag.
The air smelled like people crying. It was sad to say good-bye.
With the breeze in my face, I felt like I was flying like a bird.
The horses were as peaceful as dancing clouds.
When the ball is in the air it defies gravity, moving through the air like a seperate sun.
Tap shoes make a noise that sounds like hail hitting the ground.
My skis stick to the snow like a toungue sticking to a frozen pole.
On game day, the crowd is wild like a bear.
People roar like lions.
Snacks fly by themselves like birds.
It smelled as bad as a truck full of garbage.
It was sharp like the thorn of a rose.
It felt like having our Chritsmas presents stolen.
The school closing was like living somewhere for two years and suddenly your house burns down.
The bus was as slow as a turtle.
It was as moist as standing over a pot of hot water.
The fish was as big as a refrigerator.
You feel as light as a feather.
We laugh like wolves howling.
It tastes tender, spicy, salty, chewy, creamy, cheesy . . . .
We ate like pigs.