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OBJECTIVES: Define a simile and a metaphorUnderstand the purpose of similes and metaphorsExplore similes and metaphors in literature and musicCreate your own similes and metaphors

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Definition of SimileDefinition of Simile

• Authors use simile to explain, express emotion, and to make their writing more vivid and entertaining

Purpose of SimilePurpose of Simile

• A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Simile: Simile: ExamplesExamples

The night was as black as coal.

The paper is as light as a feather.

The ocean was a raging bull.

Her eyes shone like stars in the night sky.

The horse moved with lightning speed.

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Simile in PoetrySimile in Poetry

“O my luve's like a red, red rose. That's newly sprung in June; O my luve's like a melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune.”

excerpt from A Red, Red Roseby Robert Burns

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Similes in LiteratureSimiles in Literature“In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun...” The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane

“The café was like a battleship stripped for action.” The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

“She is, as sailors say, like a lady's watch, always out of repair.”Two Years Before The Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.

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Simile: Simile: More Examples!More Examples!

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For more examples of simile

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Definition of MetaphorDefinition of Metaphor• A metaphor is a comparison that says one

thing is something else.

• Literally, it is not!

Her laugther is a gentle song.

Metaphors are similar to similes, but make a comparison instead of actually suggesting that two things are essentially the same.

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Examples of MetaphorsExamples of Metaphors• She is sunshine, brightening our day

• A blank page is a playground for imagination• The melody is a balm to my soul.

• The wheels of justice turn slowly.

• His cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste.

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Metaphor in PoetryMetaphor in Poetry

"The fog comeson little cat feet. It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on.“

Fog by Carl Sandburg

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Metaphor in PoetryMetaphor in Poetry"Because I could not stop for Death,He kindly stopped for me;The carriage held but just ourselvesAnd Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put awayMy labor, and my leisure too,For his civility."...

extract from 'Because I could not stop for Death‘ by Emily Dickenson

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Metaphor in LiteratureMetaphor in LiteratureAll the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances; As You Like It— William Shakespeare, As You Like It

This quote is a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By figuratively asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses the points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey how the world works and the lives of the people within it.

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Simile or Metaphor?

The field is a rainbow of colors.

METAPHORMETAPHOR

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Simile or Metaphor?

The trees are like a canopy covering the

road.

Simile

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Simile or Metaphor?

The lake is a mirror of beauty.

METAPHORMETAPHOR

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Simile or Metaphor?

The clouds are as balls of cotton.

Simile

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Look and listen for similes and metaphors in these song clips!