PPT-Enchanting Butterflies Similes and Metaphors

Created by TEACHERS UNLEASHED What is a simile A simile uses the words like or as to compare one object with another to suggest they are alike or similar EXAMPLE The caterpillar ate leaves . You are as fast as a car. this is a simile because it is saying you are as fast as a car.. Your stronger then a brick wall. This is a metaphor because it means someone is really strong.. You swim like a dolphin. The Odyssey. by Homer. PowerPoint by Erin Salona. Epithets. brief descriptive phrases. characterize a person or thing. sometimes set off by commas. used . to help the . rhapsode. & listener better remember details. 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 . Brought to you by powerpointpros.com. Teacher’s Menu. Select a mini-lesson that you would like to play. Default mode is . play all.. Play All. Similes. Metaphors. Personification. SIMILES. What is a Simile?. 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. Poetry. Review! Poetry Terms!!. Topic?. Theme?. Imagery. ?. Onomatopoeia?. Alliteration?. Similes!!. What is a . simile. ?. A comparison of two unlike items using “like” or “as”. Similes are often used as imagery—to paint a picture in your head by comparing two things.. Thorn Hill Gardens Presents . . .. Free Range Butterflies!. Join us at Thorn Hill Gardens for the. Tenth Annual Butterfly Celebration. May 1 through July 31. Open every day in the Arboretum. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.. S1 ART . BUTTERFLIES. Butterfly templates. Butterfly designs. Drawn butterflies. Pictures of butterflies. AMERICAN SNOUT . BUTTERFLY, BLUE . MORPHO . BUTTERFLY, GARDEN . TIGER MOTH, GOLIATH BIRDWING BUTTERFLY, . 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. Historical Context and Themes. Julia Alvarez: Life. Born in the US in 1950. Returned to Dominican Republic with family at 3 months old. Fled DR in 1960 with parents at age 10 when her father participated in coup to overthrow Trujillo. 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).. . Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. . For . example, if I want to say that somebody . swims well. , I can say they . swim like a fish. because fish swim well. . 1. . Define the following . terms. .. Antennae. - paired . appendages connected to the front-most segments of an insect. Antennae are jointed, at least at the base, and generally extend forward from the head. They are sensory . Monarch Butterflies By: Emily Nguyen Where do monarch butterflies live? They migrate south to Florida, Southern California and Mexico for the winter. They fly to milkweed plants. They rest in trees at night.