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Question
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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Solution
- as rapid as spaceship
- as tough as snail
- as dangerous as dinosaur
- as brave as tiger
- as nice as lamb
- as yellow as lemon
- as delicious as jam
- as hot as desert
- as deep as sea
- as fine as house
- as green as pea
- as dark as cave
- as crunchy as toast
- as heavy as road drill
- as fearful as ghost
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