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Skin like milk, hair of silk

what are similes and metaphors?
Silly rhymes and illustrations teach children about similes and metaphors and how to use them.

Eating in the light of the moon

how women can transform their relationships with food through myths, metaphors & storytelling
2000

Snowboarding similes and metaphors

Katie "Crash" Carter joins sports announcer Buzz Star to cover the Ultimate Challenge snowboarding tournament and learn about similes and metaphors.

Loose cannons & red herrings

a book of lost metaphors
Gives the meaning of over a thousand words and phrases used in everyday speech where the original meaning has been lost.
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Similes and metaphors

Provides an introduction to the simile and metaphor, discussing grammar rules and word usage.
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Skin like milk, hair of silk

what are similes and metaphors?
Silly rhymes and illustrations teach children about similes and metaphors and how to use them.

How is a simile similar to a metaphor?

An engaging way to introduce young readers to parts of speech, particularly similes and metaphors. Explains the differences, and how best to use--and not use--said parts of speech. Fulfills Common Core standard for literature.
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"Celebrates how the love of another can change one's life for the better"--Provided by publisher.

Understanding metaphors

2016
Introduces young readers to the metaphor which is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things that share an important characteristic.

Speaking of animals

a dictionary of animal metaphors
1995
A dictionary devoted to animal metaphors such as "pigs in the blanket" and "fly the coop," organized alphabetically by metaphor.

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