Past perfect worksheet Metaphors and Similes Worksheet

Minds-On Quickly write down your answers to these questions: What made you laugh yesterday? If you could compare one of your teachers to an animal or object, what would you compare him/her to.

My students are as beautiful as the sun. To know the past perfect, and what metaphors and similes are. To understand how to use the past perfect, and how to use metaphors and similes. To be able to use the past perfect in sentences, and to use metaphors and similes in a sentence. Metaphor; Simile; Tense; Infinitive; Comparison

Similes and Metaphors OBJECTIVES: Define a simile and a metaphor Understand the purpose of similes and metaphors Explore similes and metaphors in literature and music Create your own similes and metaphors

Definition of Simile A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ What are the purposes of writing simile? Authors use simile to explain, express emotion, and to make their writing more vivid and entertaining

Simile: Examples The night was as black as coal. The paper is as light as a feather. The ocean was like a raging bull. Her eyes shone like stars in the night sky. The horse moved with lightning speed. created by Dianne St Clair

Simile 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 Rose by Robert Burns Challenge: Could you explain in your groups what this poet is trying to say in simple English (prose)? (2-min)

Similes 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.

Simile: More Examples! For more examples of simile . created by Dianne St Clair

Definition 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. created by Dianne St Clair

Examples 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. Challenge: Could you explain in your groups what these sentences are trying to say in simple English (prose)? (2-min) created by Dianne St Clair

Metaphor in Poetry "The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.“ Fog by Carl Sandburg

Metaphor in Poetry "Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility."... extract from 'Because I could not stop for Death‘ by Emily Dickenson

Metaphor in Literature All 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.

Simile or Metaphor? The field is a rainbow of colors. METAPHOR

Simile The trees are like a canopy covering the road. Simile or Metaphor? The trees are like a canopy covering the road. Simile

The lake is a mirror of beauty. Simile or Metaphor? The lake is a mirror of beauty. METAPHOR

Simile or Metaphor? The clouds are like balls of cotton. Simile

Similes and Metaphors in Music Look and listen for similes and metaphors in these song clips! created by Dianne St Clair

Consolidation Which one do you think is more effective? Metaphor or Simile? Why? Do you know why it’s good to study Similes and Metaphors? Task: Each group writes 3 sentences. Two similes and one metaphor; or, one simile and two metaphors.