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Metaphor and Simile Workshop

The document discusses metaphors and similes. It defines a simile as a comparison between two things using like or as, and provides examples. A metaphor is defined as a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as, and also provides examples. The document then provides exercises for students to identify whether examples are similes or metaphors. It also discusses how to create metaphors by finding similarities between two unrelated objects or ideas.

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Metaphor and Simile Workshop

The document discusses metaphors and similes. It defines a simile as a comparison between two things using like or as, and provides examples. A metaphor is defined as a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as, and also provides examples. The document then provides exercises for students to identify whether examples are similes or metaphors. It also discusses how to create metaphors by finding similarities between two unrelated objects or ideas.

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Warm Up- Pair/Share

Discuss what you know about metaphors.


Choose and say one of the three sentence frames to discuss metaphors with your partner.
1)I know that a metaphor is______. An example of a metaphor is________. 2)I think a metaphor is__________. I think this because _______________. 3)I do not know what a metaphor is but I can make an educated guess that it has something to do with___________.

Metaphor vs. Simile

Simile

A simile is a comparison between two things using like and as. Similes are often used in poems to emphasize a point.

Instead of saying He ran quickly. He ran as fast as a cheetah.

Common Similes

"I feel as old as dirt"


"You are as slow as molasses" "She was as white as a ghost". He ran like the wind

Metaphor

Makes a comparison between seemingly unlike things without like or as.

Example: This room is an Oven! Do I mean that this classroom is an oven? Turn to your partner and tell him/her what I really mean.

Common Metaphors

The crowd began to simmer down.

-Heat is activity, and activity is heat.

A recipe for disaster .

-A disaster is the finished product of bad ingredients and processes.

She had a raw talent for music.

-Talent is only potential, and must be developed (cooked).

Metaphor or Simile?
Can Mrs. McCown figure it out?

Tim was as tall as Mount Everest


Simile: uses as to compare Tim and Mount Everest.

Jordan walked like an elephant on parade.


Metaphor: compares Jordan and elephant without like or as.

Your Turn! Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ? Use whiteboards


Carrying my book bag was like dragging around a bag of boulders.
Simile: uses like to compare book bag and boulders.

She danced like she was trying to stomp on rabid squirrels.


Simile: uses like to compare dance and squirrels.

Jordans reply was burning hot and crispy.


Metaphor: compares reply with hot and crispy without using like or as.

Your Turn! Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ? Use whiteboards


Her hair was golden silk streaming in the afternoon breeze.
Metaphor: compares hair with silk without using like or as.

The algebra question x+16=30 is a sharp object jiggling around in my brain


Metaphor: compares question with object without using like or as.

Jans broken nose swelled up like a big red balloon.


Simile: uses like to compare dance and squirrels.

How to make a metaphor

Sun, Diamond
: The sun was a diamond in the sky.

Make a Metaphor
Mind, Sponge What does a sponge do? Soak up liquid. Can your mind soak up anything? Her mind was a sponge absorbing all the details.

Partner Work-Create a metaphor for each pair of words.


1)

Car, refrigerator
Tommy, pig Cindy, mule

2)

3)

*Remember, think how the two words can be alike.

Independent Work

Your ticket out the door


Write one sentence for each of your three metaphors explaining what the metaphors mean.

Example: The sun was a diamond in the sky. The sun was bright, shiny and stood out against the blue of the sky.

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