Lesson 7 Metaphors

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a benefit of using metaphors in poetry?

• They make the language more vivid and imaginative.

• They make poems longer.

• They make poems harder to understand.

• They remove emotions from poetry.

Dance Monkey

By Tones and I 2019

They say, "Oh my God, I see the way you shine

Take your hand, my dear, and place them both in mine"

You know you stopped me dead while I was passing by

And now I beg to see you dance just one more time

Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time

And oh my, I, I, I like your style

You, you make me, make me, make me wanna cry

And now I beg to see you dance just one more time

Chorus

So they say, "Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh

I've never seen anybody do the things you do before"

They say, "Move for me, move for me, move for me, ay

And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again"

​I said, "Oh my God, I see you walking by
Take my hands, my dear, and look me in my eyes"

Just like a monkey, I've been dancin' my whole life

But you just beg to see me dance just one more time

Ooh, I see you, see you, see you every time

And oh my, I, I, I like your style

You, you make me, make me, make me wanna cry

And now I beg to see you dance just one more time

Chorus

Chorus

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (do it all again, do it all again, do it all again)

Whoa, whoa, oh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh (do it all again, do it all again, do it all again)

Whoa, ah

Chorus

Chorus

All again

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Toni Watson

Dance Monkey lyrics © Tones And I Pty Ltd

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Describing something by saying it's another, which in a literal sense, it is not

• A direct statement of fact

• A question about similarities

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is an example of a simile?

• My brother is a pig.

• My brother eats like a pig.

• My brother is hungry.

• My brother is such a prune.

Multiple Select

Select all statements that are examples of figurative language.

• My brother is a pig.

• My brother eats like a pig.

• My brother is hungry.

• My brother likes animals.

Multiple Choice

Why do you think Carl Sandburg used 'little cat feet' as a metaphor for fog instead of 'elephant feet'?

• Because cat feet are quiet and soft, like fog.

• Because elephants are big and loud.

• Because cats are common pets.

• Because fog is dangerous like an elephant.

Multiple Select

Which lines in 'Winter Sweetness' by Langston Hughes are metaphors?

• This little house is sugar, Its roof with snow is piled.

• And from its tiny window Peeks a maple-sugar child.

• This little house is sugar, And from its tiny window Peeks a maple-sugar child.

• Its roof with snow is piled, Peeks a maple-sugar child.