Learning Objective Today we are going to define

Learning Objective: Today we are going to define similies and use them in literary works.

What will we define today? We will define similies in literary works

Compare these two items How are they alike? CD

Similies are a comparison of two things that are not usually thought to be alike. A simile uses the clue words like or as to make the comparison. A simile is an example of figurative language. Figurative language provides a more “colorful” way of expressing something.

Simile Example: The beast was as angry as a hungry bear. What two things are being compared? Non Example: The girl likes ice cream more than candy.

An example of a simile is: “The woman was as busy as a beaver!” What two things are being compared? Both are hard workers

Why is it important? It is important to define similies because it will allow you to make your writing more interesting.

The pan is as hot as a fire cracker. Are two things being compared using like or as?

gs n i h ot w at t ng h W bei ? are pared com Examples of similes His temper was as explosive as a volcano. His temper is being compared to a volcano in that it can be sudden and violent. I feel like a bug sitting under a magnifying glass. She feels like people are staring at her.

Does the sentence contain a simile? The girl walks as quiet as a mouse. yes The boy is as stubborn as mule. yes The crowd was an angry beast. no The thief was as sly as a fox. yes Use your whiteboard to answer yes or no.

What two things are being compared? She was as bright as the sunshine. My memory is as foggy as the coast on a winter day.

Closure What did we define today? What is a simile? What words are used to compare two things?

We are going to identify and analyze the use of metaphors how they are used in contexts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I am the glue that holds us Read the sentence together. Identify the metaphor in the sentence Identify the two things being compared Put them on the bridge map On the second bridge map, interpret the meaning of the metaphor is being compared to The lake a mirror This means that AS The playground a lake AS I glue The person is creating unity in their group or family.

Extra Slide Forests are… Silent as midnight Greener than the leaves in spring Comforting as a feather bed Which phrase from the poem “Forest” is a simile? a. Silent as midnight b. Greener than the leaves c. A feather bed