PPT-Similes & Metaphors

Compare two things Simile Compares two things Uses like or as is as as a is like a . A Poem of Similes. Similes. Poets often compare one thing to another using a simile.. A similes if a figure of speech that uses the word . like. or . as. to make a comparison.. Create a Simile Poem. Set Up Your Paper to Look Like This. Name. . Date. . Class. _________Comparison Notes. ______. Type:_______________Definition:_________________________________________________________________Examples:_____________________________________________________________________________________My Examples: ___________________ _______________________________. BY . Kezmen. and . Rylee. . What is a simile?. A way of describing something by comparing it with something else. Also use like and as in your simile. . Simile. : . a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. . A simile always uses the words . like. or . as. to make a comparison. . Examples: . It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog. - The Beatles . in . second. . language. . acquisition. . research. Vera . Menezes. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG). 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 , Jerick Sarceno Period 3 . Definition for Similes and Metaphors . Similes only uses words “like” or “as” to compare anything. Metaphors don’t use “like” or “as” when describing but makes the comparison with another. Prose. The Study of Literature. Understanding Your . T. ext. When you were young, you began to gain knowledge of stories. For example, you understood the fable, . The Three Little Pigs. . as a story of three pigs and three different houses. When you were older, you realized the moral behind the fable—the virtues of prudence, caution and wisdom. That’s the difference between knowing and understanding; you knew the plot first and then understood the themes (the purposes or concerns of the writer).. METAPHOR. A . figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally . applicable; a symbol or representation.. Example. Love is . an open door.. Comparing love to an open door represents how love is an opportunity. The open door represents hope, honesty, and adventure. She is saying love brings you these feelings as well.. Teodora . Popescu. University of Alba Iulia, Romania. 1. 6. -. 6. 8. . June . 201. 7. , . Alba Iulia. Introduction. Main research project:. Universals and variants of English and Romanian business metaphors. A corpus-based conceptual mapping of . Across the lines of straighter darker trees,. I like to think some boy's been swinging them.. But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay.. As ice-storms do. Often you must have seen them. Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning. 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.. 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!. educational . space. Grigore. -Dan Iordachescu. University of Alba Iulia, Romania. 10-12 June, 2016, Split. Introduction. R. esearch project:. Universals and variants of English and Romanian business metaphors. A corpus-based conceptual mapping of contemporary .