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Discuss what you know about metaphors.
Choose and say one of the three sentence frames to
discuss metaphors with your partner.
1)“I know that a metaphor is______. An example of
a metaphor is________”.
2)“I think a metaphor is__________. I think this
because _______________”.
3)“I do not know what a metaphor is but I can make
an educated guess that it has something to do
with___________.”
Metaphor vs. Simile
Simile
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A simile is a comparison between
two things using like and as. Similes
are often used in poems to
emphasize a point.
Instead of saying “He ran quickly”.
 He ran as fast as a cheetah.
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Common Similes
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"I feel as old as dirt"
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"You are as slow as molasses"
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"She was as white as a ghost".
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“He ran like the wind”
Metaphor
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Makes a comparison between seemingly
unlike things without “like” or “as”.
Example: “This room is an Oven!”
 Do I mean that this classroom is an oven?
 Turn to your partner and tell him/her what
I really mean.
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Common Metaphors
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The crowd began to simmer down.
-Heat is activity, and activity is heat.
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A recipe for disaster .
-A disaster is the finished product of bad ingredients and
processes.
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She had a raw talent for music.
-Talent is only potential, and must be developed (cooked).
Metaphor or Simile?
Can Mrs. McCown figure it out?
Tim was as tall as Mount Everest
Simile: uses as to compare Tim and Mount Everest.
Jordan walked like an elephant on
parade.
Metaphor: compares Jordan and elephant without
like or as.
Your Turn!
Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ?
Use whiteboards
Carrying my book bag was like dragging
around a bag of boulders.
Simile: uses “like” to compare book bag and boulders.
She danced like she was trying to stomp on
rabid squirrels.
Simile: uses “like to compare dance and squirrels.
Jordan’s reply was burning hot and crispy.
Metaphor: compares reply with hot and crispy without using
“like” or “as”.
Your Turn!
Simile (S) or Metaphor (M) ?
Use whiteboards
Her hair was golden silk streaming in the afternoon
breeze.
Metaphor: compares hair with silk without using “like” or “as”.
The algebra question x+16=30 is a sharp
object jiggling around in my brain
Metaphor: compares question with object without using “like”
or “as”.
Jan’s broken nose swelled up like a big red
balloon.
Simile: uses “like to compare dance and squirrels.
How to make a metaphor
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Sun, Diamond
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: “The sun was a diamond in the
sky”.
Make a Metaphor
Mind, Sponge
 What does a sponge do?
 Soak up liquid.
 Can your mind soak up anything?
 “Her mind was a sponge absorbing
all the details”.
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Partner Work-Create a metaphor for
each pair of words.
1)
Car, refrigerator
2)
Tommy, pig
3)
Cindy, mule
*Remember, think how the two words can be
alike.
Independent Work
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Your ticket out the door
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Write one sentence for each of your three
metaphors explaining what the metaphors mean.
Example:
“The sun was a diamond in the sky”.
The sun was bright, shiny and stood out against the
blue of the sky.