Big as a mountain

Small as a leaf
Brave as the women of Afghanistan
Cowardly as a thief

Short as Mat’s hair

Long as my hair
Red as a cherry
Green as a pear

Rich as Queen Isabel

Poor as Ronald Weasley
Humble as a mouse
Proud as Percy Weasley

Still as a rock
Spinning like a hula-hoop
Yummy as tacos
Yucky as poop

Hot as summer air

Cold as a winter’s breath
Happy as a unicorn
Sad as a death

Flawed as coal
Flawless as a gem
Early as waking up at 6:00 am
Late as going to bed at 2:00 am

Difficult as Arabic
Easy as English
Beautiful as a PS5
Ugly as a blob fish

Short as an ant
Tall as a giraffe
Soft as a shoot
Hard as a bad electroencephalograph

Deep as the deep sea

High as a tree
Blue as the sky
Orange as a bee

Rough as a teenager’s face

Smooth as a bald man’s head
Hard as a bone
Spongy as bread

Quiet as wind
Noisy as a bomb
Mundane as a car horn
Mystical as a gong

Light as wool
Heavy as a box
Dumb as a sheep
Cunning as a fox

Hot as Kay
Cold as Zane
Beautiful as a butterfly
Horrible as pain

Bitter as a lime
Sweet as a kitten
Cold as an ice block
Warm as a mitten

Fast as wind
Slow as a turtle
Dry as a camel
Wet as Moaning Myrtle

Hard as becoming a millionaire

Easy as writing
Safe as a helmet
Dangerous as fighting

Clean as water
Dirty as a toilet
Distracting as a fly
Focused as a pilot

True as a friend
False as a ghost
Crooked as a politician
Straight as a lamppost

Near as discrimination
Far as total imagination
Old as immigration
New as a Play Station

Black as a dress
White as eggs
Heroic as He-Man
Wimpy as Greg

Big as the sun

Small as an earring
Steady as a diplodocus
Wiggly as an earwig

Round as the sun

Square as a dice
Black as a cat
White as rice

Dark as night
Light as day
Cold as a cavern
Cozy as a café

Fast as time
Slow as a snail
Traditional as a letter
Technological as an email

Dry as a cat
Wet as a fish
There’s opposites for everyone
at English Allariz!

by

Adriana, África, Alan, Aldara, Alma, André, Bruno, Carmen, Ceci, David, Eva, Gabi, Guille,
Iago, Inés, Javi, Juan, Lía, Lorena, Maggie, Manu, Mariña, Mario, Mat, Matías, Michelle,
Nelson, Raquel, Rocío, Roi, Sara, Sara, Simón, Sofía, Unai, Uxía, Vera, Xaquín and Zoe

(with the additional voice talents of Brais, Laura and Paulo)

Inspired by the poem Opposites by George Adams and Selina Young

English Allariz