“it’s been a hard day’s night and i’ve been working.... it’s been a hard day’s night and...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
“It’s been a hard day’s nightand I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s nightand I should be sleeping....
like a dog
like a log
![Page 2: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Similes A simile is a figure of speech that says that
one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.
We often use the words as...as and like with similes.
![Page 3: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
His skin was as cold as ice.
It felt as hard as rock.
She looked as gentle as a lamb.
something [is*] AS adjective AS something* be, feel, taste, look, smell, see
![Page 4: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
My love is like a red, red rose.
These cookies taste like garbage.
He had a temper (that was) like a volcano.
something [is*] LIKE something* be, feel, taste, look, smell, see
![Page 5: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
He eats like a pig.
He smokes like a chimney.
They fought like cats and dogs.
something [does**] LIKE something * * action verb
![Page 6: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
AS adjective AS something meaning
as blind as a bat completely blind
as cold as ice very cold
as flat as a pancake completely flat
as light as a feather very light
as strong as a bull very strong
as white as snow pure white
![Page 7: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
LIKE something possible meaning (depending on context)
like a rose beautiful
like a volcano explosive
like garbage disgusting
like a dream wonderful, incredible
like golddust precious
like dewdrops sweet and pure
![Page 8: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
LIKE something meaning
to drink like a fish to drink a lot
to eat like a bird to eat very little
to eat like a horse to eat a lot
to eat like a pig to eat impolitely
to sing like an angel to sing beautifully
to sleep like a log to sleep well and soundly
![Page 9: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Similes often make use of irony or sarcasm. In such cases they may even mean the opposite of the adjective used.
His explanation was as clear as mud.
The film was as interesting as watching a copy of Windows download.
Watching the show was like watching paint dry.
![Page 10: “It’s been a hard day’s night and I’ve been working.... It’s been a hard day’s night and I should be sleeping.... like a dog like a log](https://reader036.vdocument.in/reader036/viewer/2022082506/5697bfc81a28abf838ca882e/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Source: www.englishclub.com/similes