1. M11 U 1 Grammar
Simile and metaphor
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长郡湘府中学 英语组 姚昆英

2. My love is like a red, red rose.
Compared to my house, his is a palace.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
Senior citizens are respected in our country．
Figurative(比喻的) language
（it is used to help readers imagine what is happening in a text.）

3. A simile
My love is like a red,
red rose.
—Robert Burns

4. A metaphor
Compared to my house, his is a palace.

5. an idiom
It’s raining cats
and dogs.

6. a euphemism
Senior citizens
are respected
in our country．

7. Simile and metaphor
the most commonly used

8. 2. He loved camping, and his job was like a holiday for him.
Read more sentences using Simile carefully
1. Similarly, many ordinary jobs may look dull, but they are essential as water to our society.
2. He loved camping, and his job was like a holiday for him.

9. What words are used in similes?
What is a simile?
A simile is a comparison of two different
objects that are not usually thought to be
similar.
What words are used in similes?
as and like.
How to make a simile effective?
Readers must be familiar with the objects
being compared.

10. 1.The old man’s hair was as white as snow.
More similes for you to enjoy:
1.The old man’s hair was as white as snow.
2. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
3. You are as blind as a bat.
4. “Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the sky upon the earth,” Portia said.
5.I’m not as timid as a rabbit.

11. Read more sentences using Metaphor carefully

12. As a business person, you can’t be a
mouse. You have to be a tiger.
You can’t be a timid person.
You should be a brave person.

13. For lawyers , a courtroom is a battlefield.
A lawyer is compared to a fighter. He must fight to win cases here.

14. Something is something.
What is a metaphor?
Metaphor is when you use two nouns
and compare or contrast them to one
another. Unlike simile, you don't use
"like" or "as" in the comparison.
Something is something.

15. All the world is a stage. ---- Shakespeare
More metaphors for you to enjoy:
All the world is a stage Shakespeare
The world is just like a stage , putting on different plays and people in the world are actors and actresses in the stage.

16. I am not Angel.
I am not a merciful , kind and helpful person.

17. Exercises

18. If you want to be…
A. Read the poem and underline the similes and metaphors in it.
B. match the similes and the meta-
phors with their correct
meanings.

19. If you want to be… simile If you want to be a spy like James Bond 007,
You need to be as cool as a cucumber
and as sly as a fox.
and you need cast iron nerves.
simile

20. simile simile If you want to be a model,
you need to be as tall as a tree
and eat like a bird.
simile
simile

21. metaphor If you want to be an actor
And a martial arts expert like Jackie
Chan,
you can not be a weed.
metaphor

22. If you want to be successful like
Bill Gates,
you need to have a mind like
a computer
and be as sharp as a spear
in business.
simile
simile

23. If you want to be a magician
like David Copperfield,
You need to make people see that
black is white and white is black.
If you want to succeed in life,
You need to be as hungry as a lion.
simile
metaphor
simile

24. Appreciation

25. MY LIFE IS A DREAM
My life is a dream, like a tiger waking up from her deep sleep. My life is like a dream, it's all up to me, the trees are purple, the stars talk awaythe night, the moaning moon lights up the sky.

26. Task
What does friendship or something else means to you? Try to create a sentence or a poem using simile and metaphor.
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