Simile; Metaphor
Simile
As empty as an eaten bowl of cereal
As weak as a toothpick
Gathered together like pile of snow
As rough as sandpaper
Trembling like a leaf
Praying like a preying mantis
Bouncing like a rubber ball
Smiling like a happy child
Metaphor
Heart of gold
Mountains of Vermont
War is negative
The ocean is blue
The moon is bright
This house of sticks
My love is sincere
Writing is thoughtful
Paragraph
The house of sticks trembled like a leaf; composed of toothpicks.
Piles of snow as soft as feather gathered round the house in support.
Located in the mountains of Vermont, where it snowed continuously, huge drifts of snow lined banks and valleys. The sky was bright blue with sharp rays of sun piercing through.
Skiiers, dressed in heavy winter jackets and ski boots, dragging skis, trudged to the tops of mountains. They flew down mountains through snow at top speed. They gathered at the bottom for hot coffee and tea, chatting and exchanging conversation. Several wrote letters thoughtfully.
When the sun set later in the evening, it was a rainbow of colors over Vermont.
Later that night the sky turned black and filled with stars. Skiiers returned to their cottages , preparing to arise early with the sun for another d