Identifying and Using Metaphors

Metaphors

​What is a metaphor?

​Here are some examples of metaphors:

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​​What do you think this means?

My dad's car is an old, loud dinosaur.

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​​What do you think this means?

​America is a melting pot.

Do you know who uses a lot of metaphors?

​Musicians!

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The computer in our classroom is a dinosaur.

• The computer is old. 

• The computer is scary.

• The computer is brand new. 

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Students are sponges in the classroom.  

• Students soak up water. 
• Students soak up knowledge.
• The student is turning into a sponge. 

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That test was a piece of cake!

• The test was too hard.
• The test tasted like cake. 
• The test was easy.

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My room is a disaster zone. 

• Construction is happening in my room. 

• My room is clean. 
• My room is messy. 

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My sister is a clown. 

• My sister is mad. 

• My sister is funny. 

• My sister is crying. 

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That cat was a bolt of lightning. 

• My cat is slow. 
• My cat was struck by lightning. 
• My cat is really fast. 

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At lunch, we were pigs. 

• We ate really fast and messy. 
• Pigs were at the lunch table. 
• We ate a pig. 

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You are my sunshine. 

• You make happy. 
• You upset me. 

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My friend has a heart of gold. 

• My friends is kind and helps everyone. 
• My friend is mean. 
• My friend's heart is made of real gold. 

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The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys. 

• The girls thumb was sore. 
• The girl stood out in front of the group of boys. 
• The girl was in the wrong line.