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List all the nouns in the poem. Find a suitable adjective - other than the ones given here - for each of the nouns and write meaningful similes for at least 8 of them.

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List all the nouns in the poem. Find a suitable adjective - other than the ones given here - for each of the nouns and write meaningful similes for at least 8 of them. For example, as yellow as a lemon.

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  1. as rapid as spaceship
  2. as tough as snail
  3. as dangerous as dinosaur
  4. as brave as tiger
  5. as nice as lamb
  6. as yellow as lemon
  7. as delicious as jam
  8. as hot as desert
  9. as deep as sea
  10. as fine as house
  11. as green as pea
  12. as dark as cave
  13. as crunchy as toast
  14. as heavy as road drill
  15. as fearful as ghost
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