Share the a simile you wrote comparing a tree with a person (using a word that is normally used as a noun as an
adjective). Comment on at least one of your classmate's similes (why you like it, what it evokes for you, how effective it is...). To be done by Friday, September 18th.
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ReplyDelete"The old willow leant over the grass like a bearded ancestor."
ReplyDeleteI really like your simile Chloé ;) because it is a very original one and I like the feeling of coziness it evokes. I think it is very effective because the adjective "bearded" makes the wisdom associated to the noun "ancestor" even more powerful ^-^.
DeleteYour simile is extremely effective : we pretty easily get the image of a majestic old tree very bushy. But I don't quite agree with Eva as for the atmosphere it creates... I picture a more gothic/romantic garden waiting for tragic events to take place! Such a old tree must have seen a lot during his life !
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ReplyDeleteA cedar like a heartless woman
I thought of the spikes of a cedar as a sign of rejection of any people wanting to approach a person, which makes her heartless for the other's attention. And I chose a woman instead of a man because women pay a lot of attention to their entourage.
Make sure you follow the instructions Thibault!
Delete"She is as nuts as a coconut palm."
ReplyDeleteI like the fact she is referred to as "crazy" by the nuts of a coconut palm and since not every coconut palm has the same amount of coconuts, there might exist different degrees of "craziness" ^^
DeleteMoreover, this tree's looks can also refer to the disordered hair of the woman, emphasizing even more her madness.
P.S.: sorry I replied to your simile, this one out of many :P ^^
Eva, you have compared a person with a tree instead of the other way around!
DeleteSorry ^-^
Delete"This coconut palm is as nuts as my brother."
"A weeping willow like a long haired woman"
ReplyDelete"An apple tree like an earinged lady"
"A birch like a bearded old man"
I really like your similes Ninon :)
DeleteI think they are simply straight-forward and pretty funny (especially the apple tree) ^^ !
I really like your first simile, it's so simple yet very striking... I can really see a long haired woman in a weeping willow, easily, with hair flying in the wind, bending over you almost protectively
DeleteThe second simile is striking thanks to the "earringed lady"!
DeleteYou similies are really good, and I really like the first one. They are funny and you used really surprising comparisons, which is nice! ;)
Delete"Be aware! That lady is as sweet and as thorny as a honey locust!"
ReplyDeleteDescription of a honey locust:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust
Jinte, you've made the same mistake as your sister! (see above)
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Delete"A honey locust as thorny from the outside and also as sweet from the inside as a tough person."
Delete"At the edge of the forest, there was a stocky oak as wrinkled as an old man"
ReplyDeleteI see what you mean, so far this is my favorite, well done, really!
DeleteI think your simile is very effective because I associate the oak with age and wisdom. It was very clever to compare it with an old man who has these characteristics. Moreover, I think that you have well chosen your setting because thanks to the oak's huge size it can stand as the guardian of the forest.
DeleteI really like your simile because an oak can already be associate with age but the adjective stocky emphasises this. Also the oak makes me think of a protector of the forest as would be an old man for his family. Moreover the beginning of your sentence puts the reader in the mood which is very effective
DeleteAn oak like a battle-scarred veteran. :D
ReplyDeleteAn elderberry tree like a jeweled fortune teller.
ReplyDeleteWell done. The extremely dark purple (almost black) color of the berries can relate to the mysteriousness of fortune tellers. This color is often associated with magic matters and it perfectly suits such enigmatic and mystical characters. Also, fortune tellers, in the stereotypical models we often see, wear lots of jewels in an almost exaggerated way. This high number reminds me of the clustered and countless berries of the elder tree. Finally, those trees are not seen that often, it's more of a discreet bush only people who already know it would pay attention to: just like fortune tellers who rely on their reputations.
DeleteA redwood like a basketball player
ReplyDeleteYour simile is really unexpected ! I love the fact that it is surprising at the first reading but then we notice the simile is very effective because basketball players are often taller than most of the people, as the redwood is for the rest of the trees. And also when they jump it seems to me that they can almost touch the sky and I have this impression when I try to look at the top of a tree but I can't because it's too high.
DeleteI really like this simile, we really see the image and get what you want to mean through it instantly, which makes it awesomely effective, well done!
DeleteAn acacia like a distributed river
ReplyDeleteA coconut palm like a growth spurted teenager
ReplyDeleteThat simile surprised me a lot, I wouldn't have thought about it, and yet when you think about it, there really is the awkward, tall form of a teenager who is not yet used to their height, bending over as if they were still small, in the form of a coconut palm.
DeleteMine was supposed to be "a man built like an oak" but then I realized I had to compared a tree to a man so " a reed pirouetting like a ballerina" seems alright.
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But a reed is not a tree!
DeleteEven though you didn't choose a tree I found your simile funny and I could really picture a reed moving like a ballerina because of the wind maybe.
DeleteHey Dylan :D it's been so long '-- (even though you're sitting next to me...rotflol). I find you're tree to person comparison more interesting than any other because you made an adjective out of a movement rather than a miscellaneous object. Well played, brotha.
DeleteTo anybody reading this comment, please excuse my familiar tone but Dylan and I are very close.
'A birch like a haloed saint' (I'm not sure whether 'haloed' already exists as an adjective. A variation would be 'a birch like a circleted ruler', which definitely doesn't exist, but I think the first one sounds better)
ReplyDeleteYes, "haloed" exists, but circleted is definitely your invention!
DeleteA blooming linden like a platinium-haired housewife
ReplyDeleteWe can clearly imagine the radiant housewife, literally blooming and spreading her love in everything she does, just like the blooming linden, tall and colorful. Nice job.
DeleteA plum tree, sometimes blossoming with lightness like a flower-haired teenage girl before growing heavy like an earringed grandmother.
ReplyDeleteI like how you linked the cycle of season with the decline of age! It is an evocative parallelism, one can really visualise the knotted branches of the old tree weighed down under the fruits, just like a grandmother would under the burden of age.
DeleteThe contrasting ideas (lightness, heaviness) and sounds (smooth consonances in "l" ; harsh ones in "r") that you used reinforces even more the overall effectiveness of your simile.
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ReplyDeleteA weeping willow like a sorrowed widow
ReplyDeleteI like your simile even if your image emphasizes the widow's extreme sadness! It appeals to the sense of sight but we could almost hear her sorrow and I find it relevant and pretty smart ;)
DeleteI have to say that without even commenting on the meaning of your simile, I really appreciate how it sounds. The alliteration - and consonance - in 'w' makes us feel as if we could hear the widow weeping, as the willow supposedly does, and the assonance in 'o' is especially powerful; it is deep, strong and almost contemplative, like the sadness of your character. And above all, this simile is really pleasant to read out loud :)
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ReplyDeleteAn oak in winter like a blanketed old man //
ReplyDeleteA lilac tree during spring like a soft-lipped young woman
I find both your similes very effective but I especially liked the first one. Indeed this simile is from the first time very evocative, we really visualize the old man and his blanket. I find it well chosen because an oak during winter doesn’t have any colour nor leaves, which makes it look old fragile. In addition to that the adjective “blanked” is particularly suitable to this image because the thin layer of snow really evocates a blanket; and the use of this adjective links warmth and protection with snow while the opposite would be quite expected, and that is extremely smart and effective ;)
DeleteI really like your similes and how the appeal to the senses make them really effective.
DeleteI find the second one really well chosen; there's a certain sensuality to it, I think, with the soft flowers of the lilac being associated with the lips of a woman. I imagine a speaker who is close to the flowers of the lilac, touching and feeling their softness the same way someone could be close to a woman, feeling her breath on their face and feeling, well, the smooth lips of the woman when kissing.
A cherry tree in blossom like a brided woman
ReplyDeleteI find your simile really well-chosen. Indeed, we imagine the cherry tree in blossom, all bushy and white as a cotton ball. This is very suitable for a “brided” woman because her dress looks the same: often large and, white and with a cotton texture. Moreover, the association of these two images produce an harmony, both being images of peace and joy. Eventually, a cherry tree in blossom can also be pink, which would maybe refer to the blushing of the “brided” woman. (I like the use of “brided” as an adjective here because it is very evocative of youth and marriage).
DeleteAs Augustin said, your simile is truly admirable :)
DeleteThe flowers representing the dress, the happiness and also the fact that it happens in spring can show that life is coming back, and a brided woman can give birth to a baby. Both are life-holder and comparinf them is really effective to convey ideas about marriage.
"An old pine like a rustic mustached gentleman"
ReplyDeleteI really like your simile Emma, for its simplicity and the way it's easy to understand - I can easily picture the... bristling moustache of an aged old man from the countryside, which, when you think about it, really does bring to mind the spiky needles of a pine tree!
DeleteI like your simile because 'fireworked' hair is not a common trait to a human being, but even though your simile creates a strong image of messy hair (or branches here ).
ReplyDelete"A fir like a suited diplomat"
ReplyDelete"A maple tree in autunm as a molten-metal blushing girl"
ReplyDelete"A birch like a chalked frightened man"
I really like your second simile. It appeals to the senses by showing us the white colour of the tree, but also makes us think of the birch in a different way by using an emotion to describe it. We can imagine the tree looking smaller than the other ones, almost crouching itself in fear.
DeleteA sequoia like a newly crowned queen.
ReplyDeleteThis simile grabbed my attention because of its effectiveness. Indeed, being compared to a "queen", emphasize the grandeur and superiority of the tree. However, surprising word here is "newly". Hence, we can imagine that this queen being new doesn't realize how important she has become, and, parallely the tree is superior but doesn't know how big he is which makes him humble. Finally, the aliteration in "n" highlights the comparison, so good job !
DeleteI really like your simile, because I've always associated a sequoia with royalty, something very powerful and important. This simile describes exactly what I have in mind when I look at this tree, it's grandeur, power and arrogance, you feel very tiny and insignificant in front of it, as if you were in front of a queen :)
DeleteAn aged oak like a wilted old man.
ReplyDeleteA pine like a nailed old man
ReplyDeleteThe pine being a fine tree, which can live quite long, the comparison with a old man, looking like a nail is totally suiting, even thoug the emphasis on "nailed" gives the impression of a somewhat ill tree. Furthermore, pines are often grown for wood: they are raised to be what they are. I cannot erase the idea of a man who looks old and skinny because of what he experienced in life, as if society had grown him like that
DeleteA Christmas tree like a peacocked young man
ReplyDeleteA lilas like a perfumed girl
ReplyDelete'An orange-red apricot tree in the autumn season, just like a blushed girl.'
ReplyDeleteI really like your simile! This is so evocative for me, with the adjective blushed being the perfect choice for this tree - I can really picture the vibrant colours of the leaves on the apricot tree and all the different hues that you described. The image is particularly powerful through the association of a tree 'in the autumn season', a season traditionally representing death, with a 'blushed girl', an image that makes us think of youth and also perhaps innocence, and I appreciate the contrast. Of course, the adjective 'blushed' also connotes something quite coquettish, conferring a certain vanity to the tree, but, at the same time, a form of elegance. Interestingly, what this simile made me think of most was Bathsheba from Far From The Madding Crowd - especially that moment at the beginning of the book when she looks at herself in the mirror.
DeleteA willow like a raged old man.
ReplyDeleteA lovely lilac tree like a perfumed girl.
ReplyDeleteThe wind-swept tree danced like an escaped prisoner.
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