Word File Sentences Patterns Expansion Writing Practice

verbs and phrases showing degrees of “love” Word file verbs and phrases showing degrees of “love” 1. John loves Mary very much; he is crazy about her. 2. Nancy adores Brad Pitt; she idolizes him and watches every single movie of his. 3. Mrs. Lee cherishes her grandchildren, and she treasures a picture album full of their pictures.

verbs and phrases showing degrees of “love” Word file verbs and phrases showing degrees of “love” 4. On hot summer days, our family find it pleasant to sit under the cool shade of the big tree in our back yard. We enjoy sitting there together and chattering about things around us.

verbs and phrases showing degrees of “love” Word file verbs and phrases showing degrees of “love” 5. Dave is fond of all kinds of small animals; he cares for stray dogs and cats. He even feels tenderness/ affection for little snakes and mice.

II. famous quotes about “love” 1. At the touch of love, everyone Word file II. famous quotes about “love” 1. At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet. -Plato 2. Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. -Robert Frost 3. It’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. -Lord Alfred Tennyson

II. famous quotes about “love” 4. Men always want to be a woman’s Word file II. famous quotes about “love” 4. Men always want to be a woman’s first love, while women like to be a man’s last romance. -Oscar Wilde 5. Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.

Back II. famous quotes about “love” Word file II. famous quotes about “love” Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT’S relativity. -Albert Einstein Back

A Love Song The Rose

The Rose Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed. A Love Song The Rose Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower, and you its only seed.

The Rose It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. A Love Song The Rose It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It’s the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It’s the one who won’t be taken, who cannot seem to give, And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

The Rose And the night has been too lonely A Love Song The Rose And the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long. When you feel that love is only for the lucky and the strong. Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, Lies the seed that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes the rose.

Question: What’s the main idea of the song?

Reference answer : Overall, I think the song tries to convey the idea that one cannot obtain love if he or she seeks only comfort and peace in love.

Question: 2. Why is “love” compared to both a “river” and a “razor” in the first two lines? Do these two metaphors have any similarity?

Reference answer : The most likely reason is that the writer was trying to link “river”and “razor.” In the first line, the writer says that love is a river that drowns the tender reed. He tries to compare love to something cruel that kills

Reference answer : any tender thoughts of lovers. In the second line, he compares love to a razor that leaves one’s soul to bleed. He probably wants to tell people that love can harm one’s heart and make it bleed. These two metaphors

Reference answer : are both saying that love does not always mean joy and pleasure; sometimes it hurts.

Question: 3. What do lines 5 and 6 mean?

Reference answer : These two lines could be interpreted as follows: First, if people are afraid of making mistakes, they will never learn to dance or love. Second, if people keep dreaming and refuse to face reality, they won’t have a chance to live or love.

Question: 4. Try to find the analogy between line 7 and 8.

Reference answer : The author tries to draw an analogy between take/give and die/live. Back

WRITING PRACTICE Comparison

Shakespeare compared his beloved to a summer’s day Shakespeare compared his beloved to a summer’s day. What can “love” be compared to? Write a comparison paragraph titled “Love Is...” and compare love to an object that you think proper. First, list the similar attributes between love and the object. Then explain how each attribute characterizes both love and the

object. Before you start writing your paragraph, read the following song “Perhaps Love.” Its lyrics are good examples of comparison writing.

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.

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.

Love to some is like a cloud, to some as strong as steel. For some a way of living, for some a way to feel.

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. 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.