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“The Good-Morrow” by John Donne

68. METAPHOR & SIMILE A Metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things to make an object become more vivid and special. A Simile is a similar comparison using ‘Like’ or ‘As.’. “The Good-Morrow” by John Donne.

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“The Good-Morrow” by John Donne

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  1. 68. METAPHOR & SIMILEA Metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things to make an object become more vivid and special. A Simile is a similar comparison using ‘Like’ or ‘As.’ “The Good-Morrow” by John Donne

  2. Metaphors and Similes are important because they are figurative, this means they describe something in a very non-literal and imaginative way, but also being very concise. The winter wind is a howling wolf at the door. He runs fast as a cheetah.

  3. In the previous presentation, we studied Figurative Language: Synonym, Antonym, and Homonym. Quickly review these by reading the following poem.

  4. Figurative Language can be a lot of fun.

  5. Poetry is Metaphor & Simile Let’s look at these two useful techniques in different poem examples. Can you find the Metaphors and Similes?

  6. Poetic Form: SIMILE Flint by Christina Rosetti An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire.

  7. Poetic Form: Metaphor The Night is a Big Black Cat by G. Orr Clark The Night is a big black cat The moon is her topaz eye, The stars are the mice she hunts at night, In the field of the sultry sky.

  8. One of the most famous examples of a simile poem is: My Love for you is like a Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns.

  9. One of the most famous examples of a metaphor poem is Robert Frost’s, The Road Not Taken. In this poem, there are no direct metaphor comparisons, rather the entire poem serves as a metaphor for making adventurous and confident life choices and never feeling regret.

  10. Metaphors and Similes can improve your English Communication! BRAINSTORM Can you make a simile and a metaphor example?

  11. Writing #68: What are Metaphors and Similes and can you make examples? (Define) A metaphor is ____________________________ . A simile is ______________________________________ . (Explain) Both these figurative language techniques can _______________________________________________ . (Example) An example metaphor is ___________________ And an example simile is ___________________________ . (Describe:) Figurative language helps my English because ________________________________________________ .

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