Metaphor

Why would you want to use metaphors in your writing? Pick all that apply.

• I would use metaphors to show how good I am at writing.

• I would use metaphors to make my writing more interesting.

• I would use metaphors to help the reader create a picture in their mind.

• I would use metaphors to fill the page with my writing.

Which is a metaphor?

• Your crying is rain.

• Your crying is like rain.

How would you change this into a metaphor? " He ate like a pig."

• He ate like a pig does.

• He eats like pigs do.

• He is a pig.

• He is like a pig when he eats.

What is the same about a simile and metaphor?

• they both use "like" or "as"

• they both compare one thing to another

• they both like hamburgers

• they are both used in math

What is different about simile and metaphor?

• Simile loves Mondays; Metaphor hates Mondays

• Simile is used in music lyrics; metaphor is not

• Simile loves Star Wars; Metaphor prefers Star Trek

• Simile uses "like" or "as"; metaphor does not

Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin

Like a house of ____, one blow from caving in?

"The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth."

Simile or metaphor?

• simile

• metaphor

Imagine you were like a plastic bag, drifting through the air, wanting to start again. How might you feel?

• invincible

• directionless

• interested

• furious

A person who compared themselves to titanium would probably be very ____.

• hungry

• sensititive

• resilient

• fragile

Select the sentence that uses a Metaphor to best describe what you see in the picture.

• The sun is bright.

• The snowboarder flew like Superman.

• The snow was a white blanket covering the mountains.

• The snow is cold as ice.