Fill-in Rhymes

By Grace Dunstedter

Fill in the missing words in the rhymes with an appropriate object. How many silly answers that rhyme can you think of?

As savage as a tiger, as mild as a dove;
As stiff as a poker, as limp as a ______.
As blind as a bat, as deaf as a post;
As cool as a cucumber, as warm as ______.
As blunt as a hammer, as sharp as an awl;
As flat as a flounder, as round as a ______.
As brittle as glass, as tough as gristle;
As neat as a pin, as clean as a ______.
As red as a rose, as square as a box;
As bold as a thief, as sly as a ______.