Na m e : ___ Date: _
Directions: Read the following story carefully. List figures of speech you find in the spaces
provided below.Figures of speech make reading and writing more
exciting! Ask yourself questions about what the
author is trying to say.The bridge looked like a shining
cobweb against the midnight sky. The
weather report said it was supposed to
rain like cats and dogs, so I took along
my yellow slicker. From where I was
standing, the sky was as clear as a
bell, not a cloud in sight.
Sometimes it’s lonely being a police-
man, walking the beat with my
shadow. I meet lots of bad guys in my
line of work. Some of them run me
ragged. But when a criminal turns
over a new leaf, it makes my job very
rewarding.