S1 English Literature - Simile

Name: ____________( )

Class: ________ ( )

Perhaps Love
Pre-listening
1

Perhaps love is like a resting place

A shelter from the ________ (rhyme with line 4)

It exists to give you _______

It is there to _____ you warm

And in those times of ______ when you are most alone

The memory of love will bring you _____ (near rhyme with line 5)

Perhaps love is like a window

Perhaps an open ______ (rhyme with line 10)

It invites you to come _______

10

It wants ____ show you more

11
12

And even if you lose yourself and dont know ______ to do

The memory of love will _____ you through

13

Oh ______ to some is like a cloud

14

To some as ______ as steel

15

For some a ______ of living

16

And some a way to _______ (rhyme with 2)

17

And some say love is ________ on (opposites)

18

And some say letting go

19

And some say _____ is everything

20

Some say they dont _____ (rhyme with line 18)

21

______ love is like the ocean

22

Full of conflict, full of _____ (near rhyme with line 24)

23

Like a ______ when it is cold outside

24

Thunder when ___ rains

25

If I should _____ forever

26

And all my _____ come true

27

My memories of love will be of you______

B. Highlight the lines that similes are found

While-listening

C. Answer the following questions with detailed explanations.

1.Why do people say love is like a resting place? (L.1)
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2.Why do people say love is like a window or an open door? (L.7 8)
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3.What makes people think love is like a cloud? (L.13)
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4. What makes people think love is like steel? (L.14)
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5. Why do people say love is like a fire? (L.23)
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6. Why do people say love is like thunder? (L24)
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7. Which imagery can best describe the feeling of falling in love?
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8.How old are the singers? Explain.
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ANSWERS:
Perhaps Love
1
2
3
4
5
6

Perhaps love is like a resting place

A shelter from the ________ (rhyme with line 4)
It exists to give you _______
It is there to _____ you warm
And in those times of ______ when you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you _____ (near rhyme with line 5)

storm
comfort
keep
trouble
home

7
8
9
10
11
12

Perhaps love is like a window

Perhaps an open ______ (rhyme with line 10)
It invites you to come _______
It wants ____ show you more
And even if you lose yourself and dont know ______ to do
The memory of love will _____ you through

door
closer
to
what
see

13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Oh ______ to some is like a cloud

To some as ______ as steel
For some a ______ of living
And some a way to _______ (rhyme with 2)
And some say love is ________ on (opposites)
And some say letting go
And some say _____ is everything
Some say they dont _____ (rhyme with line 18)

love
strong
way
feel
holding

21
22
23
24
25
26
27

______ love is like the ocean

Full of conflict, full of _____ (near rhyme with line 24)
Like a ______ when it is cold outside
Thunder when ___ rains
If I should _____ forever
And all my _____ come true
My memories of love will be of ______

Perhaps
pain
fire
it
live
dreams
you

love
know

Perhaps love is like a resting place

A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home
(John Denver)
Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through
(Placido Domingo)
Oh, Love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
(John Denver)
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
(Placido Domingo)
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know
(John starts joined by Placido)
Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you