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Task One: FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE METAPHOR.
EXAMPLE: John can lift 20 brieks; he is an ox. This means that John is extremely
strong.
1. He turned over a new leaf.
2. My dad was very blue-yesterday.
3. Mary is a couch potato at the moment.
4. Sara is the apple of her father's eye.
5. My mum has a bubbly personality.
6. The teacher immediately shot down my idea.
7. Ben has the heart of a lion
8. She is the brightest in the class.
9. It rained cats and dogs yesterday.
10. Aunt Jo has a heart of gold.
Task Two: CREATE YOUR OWN METAPHORS. (REVEVER WAKE

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.