Metaphor Collage MetaphorSimile Why Metaphor Gives us a

Metaphor • Gives us a new/interesting way to think. • Yes, it compares two

Simple examples • Elephant in the room. • Slippery slope • A few bad

Pick one…. • “I don’t always see the world completely in black and white,

Metaphor in Song Lyrics • Best to keep things in the shallow end, cause

Metaphor in song lyrics Looking for treasure in the things that you threw, like

• · "Ms. Jackson, " by Out. Kast. The bridge in this song

• As you find your own visual/written metaphor and create your own visual

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Metaphor Collage

Metaphor/Simile Why?

Metaphor • Gives us a new/interesting way to think. • Yes, it compares two things without using like or as, but it does so much more! • It compares things, in order to give us a different view. It’s colorful speech!!!

Simple examples • Elephant in the room. • Slippery slope • A few bad apples spoils the bunch.

Pick one…. • “I don’t always see the world completely in black and white, sometimes I do. ” …Benicio Del Toro • “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. ” …Anonymous • “A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for. …John Shedd

Metaphor in Song Lyrics • Best to keep things in the shallow end, cause I never quite learned how to swim. I just didn’t want to know. (Perfect Circle) Shine on you crazy diamonds. (Pink Floyd)

Metaphor in song lyrics Looking for treasure in the things that you threw, like a mag pie, I live for the glitter not you. (Mika Song)

• · "Ms. Jackson, " by Out. Kast. The bridge in this song contains a metaphor that sums up a lot of themes of relationships and break ups that run through the lyrics: "You can plan a pretty picnic / but you can't predict the weather. " Despite all of our plans, some things are beyond our control. · • · "The Wall, " by Pink Floyd. Okay, this one is cheating a bit because "The Wall" is a whole album rather than a single song. Part of the genius of this album, though, is the recurring metaphor of "the wall, " or being "just another brick in the wall. " What is the wall a metaphor for? All sorts of things… mind-numbing public education, the government, repressive society, bureaucratic institutions, you name it.

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“My Life”