What is a Metaphor?
A metaphor compares one object to anotherNOT using the words
like or as.
As Like
Just like similes…
Authors often compare two unlike things to make their writing more interesting and to help readers visualize what they are reading about.
This bed is a rock.
What kind of image are you getting in your head?
He’s a bear when
he’s hungry!
My life is a dream!
I am a rainbow.
She is a crazy monkey.
Can you find the metaphors?
A Book Is adapted from a poem by Kathy Leeuwenburg
A book isan open flowerscented pages, fragrant hours
a crafty foxsurprising in its clever plots
a fairy's wingswith princesses, enchanted kings
a trusted friendthat keeps its secret to the end
a windowsillwhere breezy thoughts are never still
an hour glasswhose pages flow as hours pass
a lock and keythat opens doors and sets minds free
an ancient clockthat speaks the times but never talks
an open letterwhen read again the friendship's better
an apple corewith seeds inside for growing more
What about in this poem?
At SunsetBy Elaine Magliaro
The sun is a golden coin
Slipping through the bright fingers of day
Into the dark pocket of night.
Think, pair, share and come up with one of
your own!
Great Work!