1Marci McGowan      H. W. Mountz School      Spring Lake, NJ
       2nd Grade     Ocean Study

     starfish.gif (3491 bytes)Seaside Similes 2004 

We have been trying to make our writing more interesting with similes. A simile is a figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as." Read these sentences and you'll know what we're studying in 2nd grade science right now! 

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(all student work will be posted by end of May)
You can see more similes here:
Seaside Similes 2003                Wonderful Words 2002    

Charlie
 

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  My desk is as hard as the jetty
in the ocean by New Jersey.

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 Chelsea

 

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Chelsea is as pretty as a colorful shell washed
up on the beach at sunset.

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Justin


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 A seahorse is as colorful as a parrot
flying over the water.

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Kristen

 

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  Octopus ink is as dark as the black pen I use
to write letters to my grandma.

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Lia

 

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A seastar is as slow as a snail swimming in the sea.
 
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Conor


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My house is as big as a giant squid that
lives in the Atlantic Ocean.
 
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Nathanael



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I am as speedy as a fish being chased by a
white shark in the ocean.
 
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Sean

 

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My dad is as fast as a shark chasing little
fish in the ocean.
 
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Tiffany

 

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My brother is as slow as a snail crawling on rocks
in the big blue ocean.
 
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Lauren

 

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My dad has big muscles and he is as strong as
a killer whale.
 
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Grace

 

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Lia is as smart as a dolphin and she is as quick as a flounder.  She is also as tall as a blue whale.

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Mary Beth


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A dolphin is as quick as a great white shark swimming to get a fish in the Atlantic ocean.

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Daniel


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I am as fast as a tiger shark trying to catch its food.
 
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Patrick


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My cat is as brave as a blue whale.
 
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