1. Similes and Metaphors
Aim: Students should be able to use their knowledge of similes and metaphors to promote their appreciation and understanding of poetry.
Objectives :  1. Students will be able to interpret similes and metaphors. 2. Students will be able to write similes and metaphors. 3. Students will be able to write similes and metaphors that describe a person from your city, TV, or an era in history

2. Vocabulary:
Figurative language is a tool that an author employs (or uses) to help the reader visualize (or see) what is happening in a story or poem. Some common types of figurative language are: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, puns, and sensory language.
A simile is a comparison using like or as. It usually compares two dissimilar objects. For example: His feet were as big as boats. We are comparing the size of feet to boats.
A metaphor states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. For example: Her hair is silk. The sentence is comparing (or stating) that hair is silk.

3. Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example, if I want to say that somebody swims well, I can say they swim like a fish because fish swim well. There are two basic patterns that you can use.
Examples for Like:
She swims like a fish.
He looks like an ogre.
She plays like a pro.
He walks like a duck.
She acts like a fool.
Examples for As:
He is as tall as a giant.
She is as fast as a rocket.
He is as graceful as a swan.
She is as sneaky as a fox.
He is as quiet as a mouse.

4. Metaphors What is a metaphor?
Metaphors state that one object is the same as another, unrelated object. A metaphor state that these two things have some common ground. A good example is "Tom is a bum." Tom is not really a bum, but perhaps what the speaker means is that Tom is lazy or avoids work. The literal interpretation of what the speaker actually said is, "Tom and a bum are both lazy."
Examples:
Max is a ox.
Lucy is a pretty flower.
Noah is a strong bull.
Means:
Max is like a ox.
Lucy is like a pretty flower.
Noah is as strong as a bull.

5. Simile Practice: 1.The car was as dirty as a _______________________.
2. My little brother sounds like a _____________________.
3. The rabbit was as soft as _________________________.
4. The water was as cold as ___________________________.
5. The monster’s breath was like _
Find the similarity:
6. That car is as big as a boat!
7. I finished my breakfast as quick as lightning!
8. The bar of soap was as slippery as an eel.
9. The heavy snow covered the yard like a blanket!

6. Metaphors Practice:
This homework is a nightmare! (Explain the statement.)
You are such a ______________. (Finish and explain the statement.)
Carrie is such a peach! ( Explain the statement.)
This day has been a dream. (Explain the statement.)
My mother is a/an ___________________. (Finish and explain the statement.)
Eric is just a big teddy bear. (Explain the statement.)
My handwriting is chicken scratch. (Explain the statement.)
My teacher is a/an ______________________. (Finish and explain the statement.)
My allergies are driving me up the wall. (Explain the statement.)
Carol is on my nerves! (Explain the statement.)