Review the definitions of similes and metaphors. Then try your hand at writing two of each. Start by thinking of the two things you want to compare, and then write each type of figurative language. How
do these comparisons help describe what you're writing about? Keep your journal or computer
nearby. As you read, ask yourself these questions, and write the answers in your journal: (1) What do
I notice most in the poem? (2) What do I like most? Least? (3) What questions do I have? (4) What
pictures come to mind from the words the author (poet) uses?

examples of similies are..as thin as thread.

examples of metaphors are..raining cats and dogs...

similies compare a noun to an adjective..to show how one is like the other

metaphors show something that is literally not possible to mean another thing

so I read a poem,I mostly notice the interest or reason why the author wrote that poem.i leastly look at the characters in the poem

I imagine evrythng the author writes about,.

I check the true meaning the author intended to bring up in the poem

it would have to be gasioline

he was in office from 1929 to 1933 and served as a reform governor, promoting programs to combat the economic crisis besetting the united states at the time. in the 1932 presidential election, roosevelt defeated republican president herbert hoover in a landslide.

explanation: