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Metaphor and Simile

Metaphor and Simile. We are going to start reading poetry tomorrow and I want to make sure I get the major literary devices in before we start So far, we have learned, TONE-MOOD-IMAGERY Today we are going to learn METAPHOR and SIMILE. Metaphor and Simile.

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Metaphor and Simile

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  1. Metaphor and Simile • We are going to start reading poetry tomorrow and I want to make sure I get the major literary devices in before we start • So far, we have learned, TONE-MOOD-IMAGERY • Today we are going to learn METAPHOR and SIMILE

  2. Metaphor and Simile • Many writers use metaphor and simile to create EVEN MORE imagery in their writing

  3. Metaphor • Metaphor • A comparison between two unrelated things usually using IS or ARE or A.

  4. Metaphor • A comparison between two unlike things usually using IS or ARE or A. • You are my sunshine my only sunshine. • Are you REALLY the SUN? No. But you make me happy. You bring me brightness. • YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE is a metaphor.

  5. Metaphor • Comparison between two unlike things usually using IS or ARE or A. • She has a heart of gold. • Can her heart really be made of gold? NO. But she is very kind. • She has a heart of gold is a metaphor.

  6. Metaphor • Comparison of two unlike things usually using IS or ARE or A. • I have a broken heart. • Can my heart really be PHYSICALLY broken? NO. But my heart is hurting emotionally. • I have a broken heart is a metaphor.

  7. Simile • Comparison between two things USING LIKE or AS.

  8. Simile • Comparison between two unlike things USING like or AS • She is as beautiful as a rose. • He is as tall as a tree. • It is as hot as the sun.

  9. Simile • Comparison between two unlike things USING LIKE or AS. • Life is like a box of chocolates. • We are like two peas in a pod. • Her smile is like a bright summer day.

  10. Metaphor and Simile • Why is this important? • IT IS EVERYWHERE!!! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQL-wEe03hc

  11. We will do a quick rotation today • Each group will have a different song • Identify the metaphor and similes for each song • This will be your exit ticket today

  12. Activity • Metaphor: comparing two things USING IS or ARE • Simile: comparing two things USING LIKE or AS

  13. Exit Ticket • What is a metaphor? • What is a simile? • Give me an example for each.

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