PPT-Descriptive writing Similes and metaphors

LO How can using a simile or metaphor help improve my descriptive writing The Sun The sun is like a pool of golden snakes glistening in the sky slithering in circles The sun is like a ball yellow and shining. Similes and Metaphors. Similes and metaphors are used to compare 2 different things to make a point. Similes compare using like or as. Metaphors compare by referring to one thing as if it were another. Add subtopics here. What is Descriptive . Writing?. What is Descriptive Writing?. The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a  person, . place or thing in such away that a picture is formed in the reader's . Set Up Your Paper to Look Like This. Name. . Date. . Class. _________Comparison Notes. ______. Type:_______________Definition:_________________________________________________________________Examples:_____________________________________________________________________________________My Examples: ___________________ _______________________________. Metaphors and Similes. OBJECTIVES. Students will use images to create similes/metaphors that have meaning.. Students will be able to interpret a poet’s meaning through his or her use of metaphors or similes. A descriptive essay is simply an essay that . describes. something or someone by appealing to the reader’s senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.. What, exactly, is a Descriptive Essay?. 1. . Similes . Similes are comparisons that use the word . like . or . as. Similes help the reader connect with the writing. Ex: The clouds were as fluffy as cotton. . . Examples of Similes. “cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks. A Lesson for Aspiring Writers. Descriptive Language. Helps readers to imagine scenery, characters and events.. Uses the five senses:. Sight. Sound. Taste. Touch. Smell. It uses the 5 senses to make comparisons:. Metaphors are in bold ; Similes are underlined From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic, 1998) ck, which came in very useful as she craning over garden fences , Writing . What is a descriptive essay?. It . is a written assignment intended to describe the subject matter to the readers so that they get a complete understanding of the subject based on your description. It is a creative, personal, or simply artistic essay. Descriptive essay aims at creating a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader. It is achieved not through facts and statistics as research paper but using detailed observations and descriptions.. What do you already know about figurative language?. Why do you think learning figurative language might be important?. Terms You Know:. Simile. Metaphor. Personification. Terms You Will Know:. Onomatopoeia. A descriptive essay is simply an essay that . describes. something or someone by appealing to the reader’s senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.. What, exactly, is a Descriptive Essay?. 1. . Hi, my name is Figgy. 2. What does Figgy do for your writing?. Figgy helps you look at your world differently. . Figgy compares things.. Figgy appeals to your five senses.. Figgy makes your writing more interesting!. What is a metaphor?. A metaphor is a LOT like a simile. So, what is the difference?. A metaphor . does not. use . LIKE. or . AS. to make comparisons. But they still compare…. So, what does a metaphor look like?. . Example:. Non-descriptive sentence: . There were grapes in the bowl.. Descriptive sentence: . The . plump purple . grapes in the bowl looked . tantalizing. .. Does your writing look like this example?.