Similes and Metaphors

1. Similes and Metaphors Poetry Devices

2. Simile • A comparison using like or as • His feet were as big as boats.

3. Willow and Ginkgo Eve Merriam The willow is like an etching, Fine-lined against the sky. The ginkgo is like a crude sketch, Hardly worthy to be signed. The willow’s music is like a soprano, Delicate and thin. The ginkgo’s tune is like a chorus With everyone joining in. The willow is sleek as a velvet-nosed calf; The ginkgo is leathery as an old bull. The willow’s branches are like silken thread; The ginkgo’s like stubby rough wool.

4. Metaphor • A metaphorstates that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. • Her hair is silk.

5. What is Gold?Hailstones and Halibut Bonesby Mary O’Neill Gold is a metal Gold is a ring Gold is a very Beautiful thing. Gold is the sunshine Light and thin Warm as a muffin On your skin. Gold is the moon Gold are the stars; Jupiter, Venus Saturn and Mars, Gold is the color of Clover honey Gold is a certain Kind of money. Gold is alive In a flickering fish That lives its life In a crystal dish. Gold is the answer To many a wish. Gold is feeling Like a king It’s like having the most Of everything— Long time ago I was told Yellow’s mother’s name Is gold…

6. Class Discussion • What is similar about these two items? Can you make a sentence that compares these two items? Simile: Metaphor:

7. Simile or Metaphor???? • The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves. • As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, "This class is like a three-ring circus!" • The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. • The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.

8. Simile or Metaphor???? • I feel like a limp dishrag. • Those girls are like two peas in a pod. • The fluorescent light was the sun during our test. • No one invites Harold to parties because he’s a wet blanket. • The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath. • Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.

9. How to create Similes and Metaphors • How do I think metaphorically? Steps to take: • List the specific characteristics of the targeted object. • Identify objects/adjectives to describe the object and make comparisons. Ex. Target→Principal

10. Give it a shot! Mrs. Mariani is a………………….. Mrs. Mariani is as………………as a………………………… Mrs. Mariani is like a……………………………………….

11. Simile and Metaphor Game • Find a partner • You have 10 minutes to come up with as many similes and metaphors for the word Mrs. Lower/Mrs. Diley give you • You will get 1 point for each simile and 2 points for each metaphor • Similes and Metaphors must make sense and be legible so we can read them.

12. Chocolate • Make as many similes and metaphors as you can for this word. • Forrest Gump Famous Quote

13. Using Lyrics to learn Similes/MetaphorsFirework by Katy Perry • Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thinLike a house of cards, then blow from caving in?Do you ever feel already buried deep?Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thingDo you know that there's still a chance for you?'Cause there's a spark in youYou just gotta ignite the light, and let it shineJust own the night like the Fourth of July

14. 'Cause baby, you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"As you shoot across the sky-y-yBaby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colors burstMake 'em go "ah, ah, ah!",You're gonna leave 'em all in down-awe-aweYou don't have to feel like a waste of spaceYou're original, cannot be replacedIf you only knew what the future holdsAfter a hurricane, comes a rainbow

15. Maybe the reason why all the doors are closedSo you could open one that leads you to the perfect roadLike a lightning bolt, your heart will glowAnd when it's time you knowYou just gotta ignite the light, and let it shineJust own the night like the Fourth of July'Cause baby, you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"As you shoot across the sky-y-yBaby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colors burstYou're gonna leave 'em falling down-awe-awe

16. Boom, boom, boomEven brighter than the moon, moon, moonIt's always been inside of you, you, youAnd now it's time you let it through-ooh-ooh'Cause baby, you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"As you shoot across the sky-y-yBaby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colors burstYou're gonna leave 'em all in down-awe-aweBoom, boom, boomEven brighter than the moon, moon, moonBoom, boom, boomEven brighter than the moon, moon, moonlyrics sung by Katy Perry