PPT-Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

Brought to you by powerpointproscom Teachers Menu Select a minilesson that you would like to play Default mode is play all Play All Similes Metaphors Personification SIMILES What is a Simile. 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. 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. 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 . 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.. 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 , 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 . 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. English 1200. What is poetry?. Poetry is writing that focuses on detail, emotions, and feeling. . Poetry often rhymes or has a distinctive rhythm.. What is figurative language?. Figurative language is language that has meaning beyond its literal meaning. . 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!.