Similes and Metaphors by Taylor Miles https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5 After analyzing You’re a Mean One, identify one simile or metaphor that is meaningful to you. Answer the following questions: Why did the author use that simile or metaphor? What message are they trying to convey about the Grinch? Why did you choose this one? en-us 2018-12-17 17:31:48 UTC 2024-07-18 18:15:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/225501747/bd264d47b92130edf468242bdcbbb4c4/2D5CA207_0497_45FE_A09B_7DD3599B2464.jpeg Hasini Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278678 YOUR AS CUDDLY AS AN CACTUS.

The author used the similie listed above because most people aren’t going to cuddle a cactus if you cuddle a cactus you would get pricked by its needles. The author is trying to say you will most likely not want to cuddle him. I chose this sentence because I like how it describes Mr. Grinch, also it feels special to me , it’s unique other than the rest.]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278678 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278825 Parmita Y4 
You’re as cuddly as a cactus.
I think the author wanted to say that nobody would cuddle the Grinch or touch the Grinch because the Grinch is not nice.I chose this one because this describes other people’s feelings about the Grinch.

]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278825 Shreeya Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278839 YOUR AS CHARMING AS A EEL.

I use this as my simile because like how it is saying he is as friendly as a eel and eels are not friendly that being said that means Mr. Grinch is not friendly.the message I think the author is trying to say is Mr. Grinch is means not nice.]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278839 Micah y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278865 Your as charming as an eel. This is a simile
Q1. The author wrote this because the grinch is as charming as a eel Q2. and eels are not that charming. Q3. I chose this one cause I wanted to choose a simile because there is only 2 of them.]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278865 Aahaan B Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278884 You are as cuddly as a cactus.the author wrote this because it states your not cuddly because nobody cuddles cactus that’s just weird. it means your not cuddly.]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278884 Meghana Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278896 Your as charming as an eel is a simile. Eels are not charming. The writer of the song is trying to tell us that the Grinch is not charming. I picked this simile because it is comparing the Grinch and an eel.

]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278896 Shoumik https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278897 Your heart’s a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots,mr.grinch
 
I think the author used that metaphor because the grinch’s heart is mean.the message I think the author was trying to say was that the grinch doesn’t care about anyone

]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278897 Maanas Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278965 You’re a nasty wasty skunk.
The author put this to show the comparison of the grinch and a skunk.
The author tells how the grinch smells like.
I chose this because that is how I really feel like the grinch is when I watch him.]]> 2018-12-17 18:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315278965 Pranvi Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279051 Your as cuddly as a cactus
Q1.I think that the author used this simile because he wanted to tell that the grinch is green like a cactus,and nobody would want to cuddle a cactus.They also wouldn’t want to cuddle the grinch.
Q2.The message that they’re trying to convey is that the grinch is evil,and most likely no one would want to cuddle him
Q3.I chose this one because it describes a lot of the grinch’s characteristics.]]> 2018-12-17 18:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279051 Sahana Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279265 You’re a bad banana with a greasy black peel! 

The author used this metaphor to tell us how rotten/bad the Grinch is, by comparing a bad banana to the Grinch. The message the author is trying to convey is that the Grinch is rotten like a bad banana. Also, bananas that are bad and have greasy black peels are really gross. I chosen this metaphor because it’s a long one and can have different meanings. It’s also a little bit funny!]]> 2018-12-17 18:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279265 Nehashree https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279585 You are a nasty wasty skunk
1.The author used this metaphor because the grinch is nasty and he’s a skunk because he’s stinky.
2.and the author wanted to messege us that he’s nasty and he stinks.
3.I choosed this because people needed to know that never want to go near the grinch beacause he’s nasty and stinky.



]]> 2018-12-17 18:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279585 Siddharth S. Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279669 You’re as cuddly as a cactus.

 I think the author used this simile because he wanted to describe how mean the grinch was.

 The author was trying to convey that the grinch is not cuddly by saying he is as cuddy as a cactus because no one would cuddle a cactus.

I chose this one because it described the grinch.]]> 2018-12-17 18:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279669 Pranav y4 You re a nasty waste skunk https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279681 the author wrote it because the grinch is smelly like a skunk and skunks are really smelly and the grinch is really nasty and waste because he steals Christmas and he does not like Christmas and the author is trying to says the grinch is nasty And I have chosen this one because it says a skunk and the grinch smells like a skunk.]]> 2018-12-17 18:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315279681 Arnav y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280005 Your heart is full of unwashed socks 
It means that your heart is a bad heart 
The author kept it so the reader can tell how bad his heart was
I chose it because that’s my favorite metaphor ]]> 2018-12-17 18:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280005 Rishi Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280020 Your as cuddly as a cactus. The author used this simile because NOBODY would hud the grinch because he wants no Christmas. Nobody would hug the grinch because the author said a cactus is thorny. I choose this simile because, it inspires a cactus]]> 2018-12-17 18:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280020 Siddharth B.y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280148 A metaphor was you’r a nasty wasty skunk the author wrote this line because he wanted to let the reader know that the Grinch smells really bad.]]> 2018-12-17 18:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280148 Ahaan y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280240 You are a bad banana with a greasy black peel

They used this because they wanted to show how bad he looks. The message is that he is just cruel ,and he looks bad. I choosed it because it is really funny.]]> 2018-12-17 18:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280240 Maahika Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280384 You’re a bad banana with greasy a black peel!
I think the author has put this metaphor because he’s saying that the grinch has a rotten heart. I chose this metaphor because I think it means the most descriptive feeling for the grinch. We can also infer that the author is saying that the grinch is mean and cold hearted and not nice. Very selfish too!]]> 2018-12-17 18:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280384 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280561 Your as cutely as a cactus.the athour put this simile because he wants to say that nobody would want to touch the grinch because he is also so spiky just like a cactus.i think the athour is saying bad things about the grinch because he is a bad person and he wants to stop Christmas.]]> 2018-12-17 18:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280561 Trisha Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280967 Your a nasty wasty skunk 
1.It used this metaphor because the grinch is mean and rude and that pretty much nasty and rude.
2. What message they wanted to convey was that he was nasty and mean.
3. Because it would explain that to people that he was nasty and rude.]]> 2018-12-17 18:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315280967 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315281657 Aditi Y4 
You are as cuddly as a cactus.
I think that the author put sentence in the song because the author wants to say how you would not want to hug a cactus because a cactus is covered in prickly thorns so you do not want to cuddle it.And just like the grinch is as cuddly as a cactus so basically the authors message is that you do not want to sit and cuddle the grinch.So they are comparing it and saying that the grinch is like a cactus.They are just comparing not saying it is a cactus.I chose this because to me it gives me a lot info and personality about the grinch.]]> 2018-12-17 18:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315281657 Aahaan B Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284147 Your heart is a splotched tomato with purple mold spots

The author said this to state that the grinch is not good 

]]> 2018-12-17 18:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284147 Lakshana Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284643 You’re heart is full of unwashed socks.The author used this metaphor because he or she his heart is bad and not good.I chose this metephot because I like how they are describing the Grinch.]]> 2018-12-17 18:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284643 Ravali Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284645 YOUR AS CUDDLY AS A CACTUS

Q1:I think the author chose this simile because it’s a cooler way of saying the grinch is not cuddly.
Q2:The message is the grinch is NOT cuddly it’s saying that because a cactus is not cuddly much like the grinch.
Q3:I chose this simile because it has a funny and pretty different.]]> 2018-12-17 18:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284645 Siddharth B.Y4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284792 The author used the metaphor to tell the reader something in a different way.The author really means he smells really bad.I chose this one because I liked how the way he said it.]]> 2018-12-17 18:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315284792 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315285778

]]> 2018-12-17 18:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315285778 Rithvik B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315288260 Your as cuddly as a cactus.

I like how the author said Your as cuddly...And I choose this one because it is really funny and it has an as like a simily they are trying to compare the grinch to the cactus it will appear to the reader

]]> 2018-12-17 18:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315288260 Anika b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315288460 Your a nasty wasty skunk 

It is comparing the grinch to a nasty wasty skunk.
They are trying to say that the grinch is nasty and 
that he is like a skunk.
I chose this metaphor,because it is really funny.]]> 2018-12-17 18:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315288460 Dhrthi B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315289013 You’re as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch. I think that means, since an eel is not very charming so that means Mr. Grinch is not very charming. I think the author used that because he is just making it clear that Mr. Grinch is not someone you want to be. I chose this because it is funny that he is charming as an eel and it’s not that surprising]]> 2018-12-17 18:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315289013 Sarayu b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315289978 You are as charming as an eel, Mr. grinch
You are a bad banana with a greasy black peal 

I think the author used this text because he/she thinks the grinch is a very bad guy and is very good at stealing Christmas.

I think the author is conveying this message by saying that the grinch is a bad bad boy.]]> 2018-12-17 18:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315289978 Preeti B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315290343 Your as cuddly as a cactus 
I think that the author is trying to acummlate that the grinch has never experienced love or some type of affection and he is very reserved to himself ]]> 2018-12-17 18:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315290343 Renesh B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315290557 My simile: YOU’RE AS CUDDLY AS A CACTUS
 The author was comparing the Grinch to a cactus. So if you were to hug a cactus, you’d find prickles all over your body. So if you hugged the Grinch, it would be prickly.]]> 2018-12-17 18:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315290557 Maaz b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315292939 Your the king of sinful knots


I think the author included this line because, the grinch is sinful, and that means bad, and it’s basically he’s the baddest of the bad, and that is why he included that line.]]> 2018-12-17 18:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315292939 Trinabh B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315618669  You’re a bad banana with a greasy black peel

I like that because it uses good word choice.

 I like the part where it compares the peel with the banana.

]]> 2018-12-18 17:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315618669 Siri B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315622353 You’re as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch. I think that means that the Grinch is sneaky when he steals the presents from the childrenand bad because he is being mean to the children on Christmas by being so greedy and wants everything his way. I think this is a simile. ]]> 2018-12-18 17:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315622353 Aditi y. B https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625196 I liked the metaphor that said your heart is an empty hole. I think the author wrote this to say that the grinch acts like he doesn’t care about anyone or anything. It think the author didn’t say he is really careless the metaphor is a better and more interesting way to say it. ]]> 2018-12-18 17:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625196 Amrita https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625665 2018-12-18 17:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625665 Amrita b https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625677 2018-12-18 17:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625677 Amrita b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625690 2018-12-18 17:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625690 Amrita b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625742 L]]> 2018-12-18 17:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625742 Amrita b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625782 “]]> 2018-12-18 17:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625782 Amrita b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625812 “You’re as charming as an eel”

I think the why the author wrote this sentence is because a eel looks bad and I think the author is saying that the grinch looks bad.

]]> 2018-12-18 17:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315625812 Shravya B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315626203 You’re as cuddly as a cactus means the grinch is cuddly and so is a cactus.That is a simile.The author used the simile to make it more interesting. I chose this poem because the grinch made me wonder if he is cuddly.]]> 2018-12-18 17:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315626203 RENESH B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315633599 Your heart is an empty hole.

The author said it because when the Grinch saw that Christmas was coming, his heart was really small.]]> 2018-12-18 18:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315633599 Sahan B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638299 Your as cuddly as a cactus.

It says “as” in the fourth word.]]> 2018-12-18 18:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638299 Ojas B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638634 Your as cuddly as a cactus Like how the poet said that because if someone calls you cuddly that would most likely be a compliment but this poet decided to say cuddly as a cactus so that means if someone touches him it would fell spiky and pokey because a cactus is pokey and spikey. It is a simile because it has the word “as”]]> 2018-12-18 18:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638634 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638781 I think the author wrote this is because if you have stuff in your brain you don’t know stuff and the author wrote spiders because spiders are like the grinch.]]> 2018-12-18 18:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638781 Suha B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638880 “You’re as cuddly as a cactus.“
I think that means that he is spiky as a cactus and as is a simile to make it specific. ]]> 2018-12-18 18:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315638880 Rithik B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315639013 Your as cuddly as a cactus
I think the author wrote that because his fur or hair is green.
They authors message from that simile because they created the character and his feelings they they are saying that he is like the spokes on a cactus that hurt like the grinch. 
I chose this simile because I instantly knew it was a simile and it was easy to see why.
]]> 2018-12-18 18:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315639013 Ananya b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315639429 You really ]]> 2018-12-18 18:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315639429 Ananya b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640138 Your as cuddly as a cactus]]> 2018-12-18 18:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640138 Adit N. B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640248 You’re as charming as a eel. l think that is a simile you rarely use. It is really creative.]]> 2018-12-18 18:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640248 Aarushi B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640397 You are as cuddly as a cactus,
I think it means that the grinch is green and so is a cactus,or maybe the cactus is poki like how the grinch smells.]]> 2018-12-18 18:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640397 Nidhi b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640673 I think the author wrote this because if you have something in your brain you don’t know anything .]]> 2018-12-18 18:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315640673 Ananya b4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315641057 You really are a heel]]> 2018-12-18 18:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315641057 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315641214 Philip B4

I chose your a bad banana with a greasy black peel.The reason why I think he chose it is because the author wanted to point out how nasty and disgusting he is.]]> 2018-12-18 18:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315641214 Aditi N. B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315647169 You are as cuddly as a cactus. That is really negative, which the Grinch is like.]]> 2018-12-18 18:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315647169 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315647510 Philip B4

Meataphors are when you might describe something when it could be a exaggeration.Also I liked the banana metaphor because it made me laugh.]]> 2018-12-18 18:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315647510 Aditi N. B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315649003 You’re a banana with a greasy black peel. I think this is really funny.]]> 2018-12-18 18:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315649003 Bariq B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315690320 “Your as cuddly as a cactus.” Is my favorite simile because it is comparing the Grinch to a cactus, I think the author used this line because the Grinch is like or is a cactus I also think the author is telling us that the Grinch is rude like a cactus maybe?I chose this line because it is weird but funny at the same time.]]> 2018-12-18 20:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315690320 Shreeya B4 https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315954291 I chose this metaphor because it is funny and adds a little bit enthusiasm to the the song. I think the author put this metaphor because it describes the way the Grinch is on Christmas.

-Shreeya ]]> 2018-12-19 17:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/315954291 Pranav g https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/316181930 Your as charming as an eel
Eels are ugly same w/ the grinch]]> 2018-12-20 15:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tholcomb/9m531vznzzr5/wish/316181930