Metafora Vs Simile

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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 ofa metaphor is________.

2)I think a metaphor is__________. I think thisbecause _______________.

3)I do not know what a metaphor is but I can makean educated guess that it has something to dowith___________.


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Metaphor vs. Simile
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Simile

A simile is a comparison betweentwo things using l ikeand as. Similes

are often used in poems toemphasize a point.

Instead of saying He ran quickly.

He ran as fast as a cheetah.


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Common Similes

"I feel asold asdirt"

"You are asslow asmolasses"

"She was aswhite asa ghost".

He ran l ikethe wind


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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 whatI really mean.


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Common Metaphors

The crowd began to s immer down.-Heat is activity, and activity is heat.

A recipe for d isaster.-A disaster is the finished product of bad ingredients and

processes.

She had a raw talent fo r mus ic.

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


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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 onparade.

Metaphor: compares Jordan and elephant withoutlike or as.


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Your Turn!

Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ?

Use whiteboardsCarrying 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 onrabid 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.


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Your Turn!

Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ?

Use whiteboardsHer 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 sharpobject jiggling around in my brain

Metaphor: compares question with object without using like

or as.

Jans broken nose swelled up like a big redballoon.

Simile: uses like to compare dance and squirrels.


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How to make a metaphor

Sun, Diamond

: The sun was a diamond in the

sky.
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Make a Metaphor

Mind, Sponge

What does a sponge do?

Soak up liquid.

Can your mind soak up anything?

Her mind was a sponge absorbingall the details.
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Partner Work-Create a metaphor for

each pair of words.1) Car, refrigerator

2) Tommy, pig

3) Cindy, mule

*Remember, think how the two words can be

alike.


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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 theblue of the sky.

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