PPT-Simile and Metaphors

Jerick Sarceno Period 3 Definition for Similes and Metaphors Similes only uses words like or as to compare anything Metaphors dont use like or as when describing but makes the comparison with another. Greg Stryk. Cam Rodrigues. Brent Pizzamiglio. The More You Know. What are the main components of a simile and a metaphor. What separates the two. Tenor - the literal aspect/what holds the meaning . Vehicle - what conveys the comparison . 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. 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). 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.. 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:. Figurative Language. Similes . A simile is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. . A simile always uses . like . or . as. to make the comparison. . Simile = similar . Simile Billing Process . On the 20. th. of the month the Project Administrators email monthly billing reminders to all subcontractors that need to be paid.. From the 20. th. -25. th. of the month Subcontractor’s are to contactthe Project Manager/Superintendent to discuss billing percentages.. 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 . Review:. What is alliteration?. Review:. What is a simile?. Review:. What is a metaphor?. Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?. Ex: Wicked Witch of the West. Non. -example: Dorothy and . Todo. Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?. 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.. A metaphor that extends through several lines or through an entire piece.. "The . telescoped metaphor. . . . probably takes its name from the way in which pocket telescopes pull out from themselves when we extend their concentric tubes. . . .. 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?.