A WebQuest for Differentiating Metaphors and Similes Alexis Thiel

 Figurative language has several different forms. Today we will be exploring two of those forms: simile and metaphor.  Read each slide and explore the sites linked. Then, using the information you’ve absorbed from the sites, complete the activities included.

 A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as.  Read the page on Your Dictionary about similes, then complete the following activity!Your Dictionary

 How do similes compare objects?  List three of your favorite examples from the site? ◦ 1) ◦ 2) ◦ 3)  Choose one example and explicate it.

 A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison.  Read the page on Your Dictionary about metaphors, then complete the following activity!Your Dictionary

 How do metaphors compare objects?  List three of your favorite examples from the site? ◦ 1) ◦ 2) ◦ 3)  Choose one example and explicate it.

 “Bad Metaphors and Worse Similes” contains a long list of poorly written similes and metaphors. Select two and explain why they aren’t effect uses of figure of speech. “Bad Metaphors and Worse Similes” 1.2.

 Complete Page one of the worksheet.the worksheet.  Now, using your knowledge of similes and metaphors, create three original examples of each

 Our next lesson will be based on a different form of figurative language- personification.  Come to class with a personal understanding of the term and who it is used. Be prepared to complete a WebQuest concerning personification next class.

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