Metaphors and Similes

1. Metaphors and Similes

2. Set Up Your Paper to Look Like This Name Date Class _________Comparison Notes______ Type:_______________Definition:_________________________________________________________________Examples:_____________________________________________________________________________________My Examples: ___________________ ______________________________________________________________Type:_______________Definition:_________________________________________________________________Examples:_____________________________________________________________________________________My Examples: ___________________ ______________________________________________________________ You have 2 minutes to get your paper set up. Put your pencil down and wait quietly when you are ready.

3. Comparison • Points out similarities between two (or more) things • Venn Diagrams We have done these!

4. We are going to talk about two different comparisons we use in English that you have probably heard of

5. Objectives • Define metaphors and similes • Identify metaphors and similes in a written work Write metaphors and similes about a topic from the book Al Capone Shines My Shoes

6. Definitions • Metaphor: compares two things that wouldn’t necessarily fit together, not a literal comparison • Simile: compares two things using the term “like” or “as”

7. Metaphor • compares two things that wouldn’t necessarily fit together, not a literal comparison • Examples: • It’s raining cats and dogs. • All the world’s a stage. • I have a broken heart. • She feels blue.

8. Metaphors • Can you think of any more?

9. Similes • compares two things using the term “like” or “as” • Examples: • He eats like a pig. • Without my contacts, I’m as blind as a bat. • Life is like a box of chocolates. • The dress fit like a glove. • Her skin was as cold as ice.

10. Similes • Can you think of any more?

11. Video • Think about: • What is this video describing? • What is the comparison? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6IFW5k5xY

12. She's my kind of rain Like love in a drunken skyShe's confetti fallingDown all nightShe sits quietly thereBlack water in a jarSays, Baby why are youTrembling like you areSo I waitAnd I tryI confess like a childShe's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainShe's the sun set shadowsShe's like Rembrandt's lightShe's the history that's made at nightShe's my lost companionShe's my dreaming treeTogether in this brief eternitySummer days, winter snowsShe's all things to behold DIRECTIONS: Circle similes Underline metaphors She's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainSo I waitAnd I tryI confess all my crimesShe's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainShe's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainShe's my kind of rainOh, rain on meShe's my kind of rain

13. She's my kind of rain Like love in a drunken skyShe's confetti fallingDown all nightShe sits quietly thereBlack water in a jarSays, Baby why are youTrembling like you areSo I waitAnd I tryI confess like a childShe's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainShe's the sun set shadowsShe's like Rembrandt's lightShe's the history that's made at nightShe's my lost companionShe's my dreaming treeTogether in this brief eternitySummer days, winter snowsShe's all things to behold She's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainSo I waitAnd I tryI confess all my crimesShe's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainShe's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rainShe's my kind of rainOh, rain on meShe's my kind of rain DIRECTIONS: Circle similes Underline metaphors

14. Your Turn • Write 2 similes and 2 metaphors to describe bullying. • You can use the poem “To This Day” for inspiration.

15. Step 2 • With a partner, add 1 metaphor and 1 simile to your list. • If yours are the same, come up with 2 new ones.