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Techniques of Literature
Similes and Metaphors
Comparative Forms• Figurative language
makes a story or poem come alive. It uses comparisons, sounds, sensory images and more to convey a special message, idea or feeling.
• Poetry will be used to study the comparative forms: Similes and Metaphors.
Similes• A Simile helps the reader to see events,
people, objects or experiences in new ways.
• This technique compares two unlike objects using the words like or as:
Bobby was as excited as a puppy. Bobby was like an excited puppy. The breeze is as gentle as a butterfly. The breeze is like a gentle butterfly.
Metaphors• A Metaphor also helps the reader to see
things in new ways.• This technique compares two unlikely
objects by suggesting that one thing is the other:
The sun is a bright spotlight in the sky.Your love is the blood in my veins.The tree was a canopy of coolness.The pink rose of your lips…
Practice ExerciseMetaphor, Simile, or neither?
1. The temperature is as hot as a stove.2. You are the sunshine of my life.3. Harry likes to eat at the diner in town.4. Jessica runs like the wind.5. You are the clown of the gathering!6. They planned a great picnic last week.7. Your love is like a red, red rose.8. She is the shade under which I rest.
Check your answers!S=Simile, M=Metaphor, N- Neither
1. The temperature is as hot as a stove. S2. You are the sunshine of my life. M3. Harry likes to eat at the diner in town. N
4. Jessica runs like the wind. S5. You are the clown of the gathering! M6. They planned a great picnic last week. N
7. Your love is like a red, red rose. S8. She is the shade under which I relax. M
Traditional Poetry• The Haiku is a type of Japanese poetry about
nature. It is 3 lines long. The 1st line has 5 syllables, the 2nd line has 7 syllables and the 3rd line has 5 syllables. You will integrate a simile or a metaphor in your original Haiku.
• ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.• Coqui! Coqui! The Coqui is cute. He lives in Puerto Rico; Sings like a whistle. (Simile)
Writing your own Haiku• Think about something you can say about
nature, including animals. Use a simile or a metaphor. In other words, use at least one of the two techniques studied in this lesson. Count the syllables as you write.
• Example: • Kittens!
Can see a kitten,
Such beauty like a flower,
Such fun like a game.
(2 similes)
Examples
Life is a garden (metaphor)
In much need of attention:Sunlight, water, love.
The cricket can sing;It bothers so much at night!Like stones in a shoe! (simile)
Rubric: Japanese HaikuCriteria 4 Awesome 3 Admirable 2 Acceptable 1 Amateur
On time
Correct spelling
Used a simile or metaphorFollowed Haiku formatCommented on at least 2 peersTOTAL