Simile and Metaphor

Simile, Metaphor and Personification

Objective: We will be able to identify 1-2 similes and metaphors in a song and determine their meaning.

Open Ended

DO NOW: What do you want to be? Please create your sentence like this:

I want to be as tall as a tree.

I want to be as smart as Albert Einstein.

Use the phrase “I want to be as _______ as…”

Agenda

• DO NOW: Who do you want to be? 

• Instruction: Introduction to Figurative Language

• Practice: Examples of metaphor and simile 

• Application: Seeing figurative language in songs - Demi Lovato

Figurative Language

• What is figurative language? When words mean something other than their literal meaning.

• Simile: a comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”

• Metaphor: a comparison of two things without using “like” or “as”

• Personification: when you use a non-living object and make it have human or animal-like qualities 

• Hyperbole: exaggerated statements that are not meant to be taken literally

• Onomatopoeia: words that are associated with a sound (sizzle, buzz, wham, pow)

Examples

• My body felt like a tree. (simile)

• My body felt as big as a tree. (simile)

• My body is a tree, tall and strong. (metaphor- still a comparison but the words “like” or “as” are not used)

• The wind howled loudly that night. (Can wind actually howl? What does howl?)

• •Ms. Grande heard that last piece of pie calling her name. (Does the pie have a mouth?)

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a simile?

• All is well that end's well.

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• The early bird catches the worm.

• He is a hero to me, a real-life Superman.

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket over the town.

• Your explanation is as clear as mud.

• The trees danced in the night.

• Watching that show was like watching grass grow.

Multiple Choice

What does the simile "They fought like cats and dogs" mean?

• It means they fought fiercely.

• It means they got on their hands and knees and fought like animals.

• It means they made noises like cats or dogs when fighting.

• It means a dog and a cat are fighting.

Multiple Choice

What does the metaphor "The snow is a white blanket over the town" mean?

• The town owns cold blankets made of snow.

• The snow appears to be a blanket because it is all over the town.

• The people of the town own a bunch of white blankets.

You do

• Using the song "Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato, you will identify the similes and metaphors in the song in your groups.

• You must identify them, and also figure out what they mean.