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You have also learnt that a metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things
without using the word like or as. For example,

• The mighty bow was a rock. Nobody could move it.

For each comparison using metaphor, write a comparison using a simile.

1. The basketball player is an ogre.

2. The soldier is a lion.

3. She is very bright.
4. Dhruv is an angel.

5. He was an angry beast.

6. She’s a busy bee.

Study skills

Let us learn about three punctuation marks—the em dash, the en dash and the hyphen.
• Dasratha had four sons—Rama, Laxmana, Bharata and Satrughna.

• The wedding had 500−600 guests.

• Rama stepped out to the iron bow-case.

The em dash (—) is similar to commas, colons and parentheses. The em dash is used to show a
break in the sentence.

The en dash (−) is wider than a hyphen but narrower than the em dash. The en dash is used to
show a span or range of numbers, dates or time.

The hyphen (-) is used to form compound nouns or compound adjectives, with compound
numbers and some prefixes.

Use punctuation marks like full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, comma,
apostrophe, em dash, en dash and hyphen and rewrite these sentences. Use capital
letters, wherever required.

1. the 100 year old statue carved by the renowned french artist now decorates my room

2. i took the punjab himachal roadways bus to travel to shimla
3. the schools summer vacation is from may 1 30

4. the tall building cast a shadow a long one in the morning

5. my mother attended the benaras hindu university from 1980 1985

6. the pandavas were five brothers yudhishtira bhima arjuna nakula and sahadeva
7. all the employees in my team carry a never say die attitude

8. the first golden rays of the sun on the snow capped himalayas was an awe inspiring scene

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