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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 of a metaphor is________. 2)I think a metaphor is__________. I think this because _______________. 3)I do not know what a metaphor is but I can make an educated guess that it has something to do with___________.

Metaphor vs. Simile

Simile

A simile is a comparison between two things using like and as. Similes are often used in poems to emphasize a point.

Instead of saying He ran quickly. He ran as fast as a cheetah.

Common Similes

"I feel as old as dirt"

"You are as slow as molasses" "She was as white as a ghost". He ran like the wind

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 what I really mean.

Common Metaphors

The crowd began to simmer down.

-Heat is activity, and activity is heat.

A recipe for disaster .

-A disaster is the finished product of bad ingredients and processes.

She had a raw talent for music.

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

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 on parade.

Metaphor: compares Jordan and elephant without like or as.

Your Turn! Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ? Use whiteboards

Carrying 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 on rabid 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.

Your Turn! Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ? Use whiteboards

Her 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 sharp object jiggling around in my brain

Metaphor: compares question with object without using like or as.

Jans broken nose swelled up like a big red balloon.

Simile: uses like to compare dance and squirrels.

How to make a metaphor

Sun, Diamond
: The sun was a diamond in the sky.

Make a Metaphor
Mind, Sponge What does a sponge do? Soak up liquid. Can your mind soak up anything? Her mind was a sponge absorbing all the details.

Partner Work-Create a metaphor for each pair of words.

1)

Car, refrigerator
Tommy, pig Cindy, mule

2)

3)

*Remember, think how the two words can be alike.

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 the blue of the sky.