LAST LESSON• What is poetry?• About the Teeth of Sharks by John Ciardi• Parts of a poem– Title, poet, stanza, line, speaker

• Some types of poems– Limericks, haikus, concrete poems

What’s the difference between similes and metaphors?

Listen to this song and note down as many similes and metaphors as you can in the table in your worksheet.

What is similar aboutsimiles and metaphors?

• Both are types of figurative language

• Both make use of comparisons to create meaning

• But only similes use “like” or “as”

METAPHOR

SIMILE

Like…As…

The

of figurative language

The ABC of figurative languageA: What is being talked about?

B: What is A being compared to?

C: What does B tell you about A?

Why do you think similes and metaphors

areused in poetry?

1.Get into pairs.2.Each pair will receive a piece of paper with a

subject written on it. This will be your A.3.Choose 2 of the scenarios written on the

board. These will be your Bs.4.Create 1 simile and 1 metaphor to describe

your A using the 2 Bs you’ve chosen.

5.Your Bs must describe your A in OPPOSITE / VERY DIFFERENT ways.

6.Write / draw it on your worksheet in the ABC table provided.

Marriage is like a stream of never-ending fireworks

Marriage is a jail cell

PERSONIFICATION

Personification is describing objects or animals as having human qualities or actions.

Why do we use personificationin poetry?

1. It makes a poetic image more vivid (striking and rich).

2. It can give us a clue about how the speaker is feeling.

The sun is smiling on us today.

The sun is glaring down on us today.vs.

Dinnertime Chorusby Sharon Hendricks

The teapot sang as the water boiledThe ice cubes cackled in their glassthe teacups chattered to one another.While the chairs were passing gasThe gravy gurgled merrilyAs the oil danced in a pan.Oh my dinnertime chorus What a lovely, lovely clan!

Dinnertime Chorusby Sharon Hendricks

The teapot sang as the water boiledThe ice cubes cackled in their glassthe teacups chattered to one another.While the chairs were passing gasThe gravy gurgled merrilyAs the oil danced in a pan.Oh my dinnertime chorus What a lovely, lovely clan!

QUIZ TIME!What poetic device is used?

The city sleeps tonight

John moved as swift as an arrow

The flames licked at my feet

Love is a battlefield

His legs felt like jelly after the run

Her car was her baby

METAPHORPERSONIFICATION

SIMILE

SIMILE

METAPHOR

PERSONIFICATION

Scissorsby Lydia Pender

I have a bird in my hand With a long, thin beak, Sharp and hard, And I feed him with paper and rag, A piece of string, Or a scrap of card.

I have to take care of my fingers And tweak them away From his snapping grin;

Why does the speaker have to “take care of her fingers”?

What is the most important feature of this “bird”?

What kind of grin does the bird have?

He might want knuckles for tea, Or a thin little strip From my brown skin.

When we are cutting out boats He stretches his bill In a wide yawn, And closes it carefully down, Slowly, and smooth, In a straight line.

But when we cut faces and legs He nibbles and nibbles In quick pecks, Turning and twisting his head This way and that, And spilling white flecks.

How does the bird show he is excited when “we cut faces and legs”?

What are these “white flecks”?

This morning I offered him silk, But he scorned the limp rag, Refusing to bite, And it hung from his miserable mouth Till I laughed aloud At his comical plight.

But cardboard! Ah, watch him with that!He worries a box Like a dog with a bone, Gnawing and straining his way, Sullen and grim, Till the task is done.

Now I have laid him away

In the table drawer,

And quiet he lies,

But the thought of tomorrow’s fun,

And of tomorrow’s food,

Glints in his eyes.

What simile tells us how the bird treats cardboard?

What causes the glint in the bird’s eyes?

What do you thinkthis poem is about?

Why is the title of the poem important?

Did you like the poet’s metaphor? Why or why not?

Velcroby Stella Goh

We are a set of Velcro,complaining when we are torn apart.When we meet, we will hug and never let go. I say you’re forever in need of a shave;You say I’m always too prickly.But then we wouldn’t stick if we each were not.