Tenor and Vehicle

The part of a metaphor that is the real thing being described.

• Vehicle

• Tenor

• Ground

• Sky

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The imaginative part of a metaphor.

• Tenor

• Floor

• Ground

• Vehicle

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Creates, suggests, emphasises and implies are all examples of...

• Verbs

• Nouns

• Analytical verbs

• Adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Something accurate and precise. It tells what actually happens. It reports on events.

• Metaphorical

• Literal

• Corrupt

• Novel

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The things the tenor and vehicle have in common.

• Ground

• Tenor

• Vehicle

• Floor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison between something being described and something non-literal.

• Vehicle

• Tenor

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Something or someone that is likely to change suddenly and without reason.

• Unbelievable

• Unpredictable

• Unimaginative

• Unreal

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A strong desire to achieve something.

• Aspiration

• Hope

• Dream

• Hopeless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly." What is the tenor in this metaphor?

• Dreams

• Life without dreams

• A broken wing

• A broken winged bird

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly." What is the vehicle in this metaphor?

• A bird

• Life

• A broken winged bird that cannot fly.

• A fly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D