Dancing Leaves and Singing Clouds: A Story to Practice Figurative Language
Figurative language is a way of using words to make writing more interesting. Let's practice it using the following short story.
The story contains these figurative speech elements:
- personification
- hyperbole
- idiom
- metaphor
- simile
- cliché
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Dancing Leaves and Singing Clouds: A Story to Practice Figurative Language
Sophie is running late for school again. "I can't believe it," she thinks. "This is the millionth time, or at least it feels this way!"
She knows she has to hurry, so she runs like a cheetah through the snow-covered streets. She is as quiet as a mouse, trying not to wake up her neighbors.
Sophie wishes she could sleep like a baby, but she knows she has to get to school.
As she runs, the clouds sing and the leaves dance in the wind around her. Sophie feels like she is in a magical world.
The snow is a blanket over the houses, and the road is a sea of colors. Everything looks so beautiful.
Finally, she arrives at school just in time. "Boy, I am so hungry from all the running. I could eat a horse!"
But Sophie is happy because she made it on time, and she feels proud of herself for running like a cheetah. She knows that even though life can be tough sometimes, she can always find a way to overcome it if she keeps running!
THE END
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