Figurative Language Metaphors and Similes OBJECTIVES Students will
Figurative Language: Metaphors and Similes
OBJECTIVES �Students will use images to create similes/metaphors that have meaning. �Students will be able to interpret a poet’s meaning through his or her use of metaphors or similes. �Connect IMAGE to MEANING �Students will be able to derive THEME of a poem, based on figurative language.
Figurative Language Prep � All Figurative Language is based on IMAGERY. � To understand what a poet means, we have to understand the image. � Activity: �I will put up an IMAGE. �You must do the following: 1. Give the image a TITLE or TOPIC 2. Explain or Summarize what’s going on in the picture. 3. Then, fill in the blank: “X” is like _______(Image)____. Come up with a comparison of your own. What can you figuratively explain about an experience that the image captures?
EXAMPLE This is a picture of a bike race, with a guy winning…BARELY. 1. Title/Topic: Barely getting the win after a 150 -mile race. 2. Summary: These guys fought it out the same, they are ALL right there, but only one guy gets the trophy. There is no prize for the others. 3. Comparison: Trying to get promoted is LIKE eking out a win after 150 miles
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NOTES! � SIMILE: A comparison between two LIKE objects, using “like” or “as” to connect the ideas. � Life is LIKE a box of chocolates. � Similes are not as “strong” as… � METAPHOR: A direct comparison between two UNLIKE objects. � “Life IS a box of chocolates. ” � Metaphors can be DIRECT (like above) or INDIRECT. � Both have a VEHICLE (initial object) and a TENOR (the image) � You must be able to “see” the image to understand the meaning. � Images can be POSITIVE or NEGATIVE.
Now…go backwards �Read “Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. �What do you think he is saying about “Dreams? ” �He uses FIVE similes and ONE metaphor. �Create a Web Organizer as shown. �What does Hughes REALLY mean?
Dream Deferred By Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? Using graphic organizer, IDENTIFY the FIVE similes, and the ONE metaphor. “Dreams” = the Vehicle Images = the Tenor
Write a paragraph to explain the meaning of Hughes’ poem. In “Dream Deferred, ” the poet thinks that dreams that are put on hold are ________. We see this through his use of similes. For example, when the speaker says that dreams are like “__________, ” he means _____________. When he writes that dreams are like ______, he suggests that___________. For all SIX: LONG PARAGRAPH. Because of the use of similes and metaphors, it is easy to see that theme of this poem is
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