Metaphors and Similes
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Comparison
Points out similarities between two (or more) things
Venn DiagramsWe have done these!
We are going to talk about two different comparisons we use in English that you have probably heard of
Objectives
Define metaphors and similes Identify metaphors and similes in a
written work
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”
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.
Metaphors
Can you think of any more?
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.
Similes
Can you think of any more?
Video
Think about: What is this video describing? What is the comparison? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia
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She's my kind of rainLike 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 rain
So I waitAnd I tryI confess all my crimes
She's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rain
She's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rain
She's my kind of rainOh, rain on meShe's my kind of rain
DIRECTIONS:Circle similesUnderline metaphors
She's my kind of rainLike 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 rain
So I waitAnd I tryI confess all my crimes
She's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rain
She's my kind of rainLike love from a drunken skyConfetti falling down all nightShe's my kind of rain
She's my kind of rainOh, rain on meShe's my kind of rain
DIRECTIONS:Circle similesUnderline metaphors
Your Turn
Write 2 similes and 2 metaphors to describe bullying.
You can use the poem “To This Day” for inspiration.
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.