Hold fast to dreams (4 syllables)
For if dreams die (4 syllables)
Life is a broken-winged bird (8 syllables)
That cannot fly. (4 syllables)
Hold fast to dreams (4 syllables)
For when dreams go (4 syllables)
Life is a barren field (6 syllables)
Frozen with snow. (4 syllables)
Metaphors compare two things with the verb to be. We DO NOT use "like" or "as"
Examples:
He is a giraffe!
Her smile is the sunshine.
She's a fish!
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