PPT-Metaphors and Similes

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Set Up Your Paper to Look Like This Name Date Class Comparison Notes TypeDefinitionExamplesMy Examples . 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. 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. 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. 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. A poetic introduction. Metaphor. Metaphors . are comparisons that show how two . different things are . similar . in one . important way (e.g. the moon and a ball are both round).. Writers . use metaphors to help them describe something more clearly and in a more original way. . 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 . 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:. Standards:. 4th: R 3.5 5th: R1.5 6th: R 1.2 7th: R 1.1 8th: R 1.1. Learning Objective. Today we will identify. 1. and interpret. 2. . similes. .. 1 . find. 2. make meaning from. What are we going to do today? P/S. 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. (and Similes). The Real Power of Metaphors. Metaphor:. . Comparing . two things by saying one . is. the other.. Simile:. . Comparing . two things by saying they are similar using like or as.. YAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWNNN!!!. . Intra-group differences in the experiences of . Māori. George Ann Gregory, Ph.D. .. University of Maryland University College. Central New Mexico Community College. Jeanette King, Ph.D. .. University of Canterbury. 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..

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