Similes and Metaphors OBJECTIVES Define a simile and

Similes and Metaphors OBJECTIVES: Define a simile and a metaphor Understand the purpose of similes and metaphors Explore similes and metaphors in literature and music Create your own similes and metaphors

Definition of Simile • A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ Purpose of Simile • Authors use simile to explain, express emotion, and to make their writing more vivid and entertaining 2

Simile: Examples The night was as black as coal. The paper is as light as a feather. The ocean was like a raging bull. Her eyes shone like stars in the night sky. The horse moved like 3

Simile in Poetry “O my luve's like a red, red rose. That's newly sprung in June; O my luve's like a melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune. ” extract from A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns 4

Similes in Literature “In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun. . . ” The Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane “The café was like a battleship stripped for action. ” The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway “She is, as sailors say, like a lady's watch, always out of repair. ” Two Years Before The Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr. 5

Simile: More Examples! For more examples of simile. 6

Definition of Metaphor • A metaphor is a comparison that says one thing is something else. • Literally, it is not! Her laugther is a gentle song. Metaphors are similar to similes, but make a comparison instead of actually suggesting that two things are essentially the same. 7

Examples of Metaphors • She is sunshine, brightening our day • A blank page is a playground for imagination • The melody is a balm to my soul. • The wheels of justice turn slowly. • His cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste. 8

Metaphor in Poetry "The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. “ Fog by Carl Sandburg 9

Metaphor in Poetry "Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. ". . . extract from 'Because I could not stop for Death‘ by Emily Dickenson 10

Metaphor in Literature All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; As You Like It — William Shakespeare, As You Like It This quote is a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By figuratively asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses the points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey how the world works and the lives of the people within it. 11

Simile or Metaphor? The field is a rainbow of colors. METAPHOR 12

Simile or Metaphor? The trees are like a canopy covering the road. Simile 13

Simile or Metaphor? The lake is a mirror of beauty. METAPHOR created by Dianne St Clair 14

Simile or Metaphor? The clouds are as balls of cotton. Simile 15

Similes and Metaphors in Music Look and listen for similes and metaphors in these song clips! 16