Name:_____________________

Date:______________________
Section: 6-__________________
English NOTES
#10—Writing
Similes and
Metaphors
Figurative Language: 1. __________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________

There are three

major kinds of
figurative
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Catch this
SIMILE REVIEW
A simile is ________________________________________________
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His eyes were as blue as the sky.

His eyes were blue like the sky.
Randy Moss is as fast as Lear Jet when he runs down the sidelines.
Tom Brady's arm is like a rocket launcher when he hits Moss deep.

Directions: fill in the blanks below to complete the similes.

1. Mr. Cruz is as ________________as a _______________________________________

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2. My grandma is as _______________as a ______________________________________

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3. My pillow is like a _________________________________________________________

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4. At his senior prom, Mr. Grodd danced like ________________________________________

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Practice: Write your own simile comparing each phrase below to something interesting.
Use complete sentences!

1. (snowflakes) __________________________________________________________

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2. (Mr. Grodd's English class)_______________________________________________

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3. (the spirit stick) ________________________________________________________

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4. (Mr. Lightbody) ________________________________________________________
 It's time to talk
about
METAPHORS!

A metaphor is _____________________________________________________

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Example: His eyes are the blue sky up above our head.

Randy Moss is a Lear Jet.

Tom Brady's arm is a rocket launcher.

Mr. Cruz is a big teddy bear.

My pillow is a soft, fluffy marshmallow that's been in the microwave for 30 seconds
and is about burst.

Directions: Choose four similes that you wrote on page 2 and convert them into metaphors.

Simile: With Oprah at his side and thousands of screaming fans, Barack Obama was like a rock star at
his rally this weekend.

Metaphor: With Oprah at his side and thousands of screaming fans, Barack Obama was a rock star at
his rally this weekend.

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2. _______________________________________________________________________________

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Directions: Fill in the blanks below to complete the metaphors.

5. My mom is a _________________________________ when she is mad.

6. The hot sun was a _________________________________ beating down

on my face.

7. The raindrops were ________________________________ as they fell

hard on Mr. Wells’ head.

8. Close friends are ____________________________________________________.

Steps To Help You Write A Metaphor

STEP 1. Choose a Noun.
STEP 2. Ask yourself, " What different noun can I compare it to?"
STEP 3. Write your metaphor.
For example:
1. Noun: umbrella
2. Compare it to a: roof
3. Metaphor: The umbrella was a roof over my head.

METAPHOR #1
Noun: ____________________________
Compare it to a: __________________________
Metaphor (complete sentence): _____________________________________________
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METAPHOR #2
Noun: ____________________________
Compare it to a: __________________________
Metaphor (complete sentence): _____________________________________________
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I am a crystal bone,
I am like the glass of a lake.
Like the snow and the glaciers,
I am destroyed when the sun does bake.

A warm day is my enemy,

A cold one is my friend.
I grow when the temperatures fall,
But when they rise, I meet my end.

Copy down one simile from this riddle poem:____________________________

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Copy down one metaphor from this riddle poem:_________________________
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What am I?_______________________________________________________

I am the beginning of eternity.

I am end of time and space.
I am the beginning of every end,
And the end of every place.
-From The Guess Book (published in 1820)

Copy down one metaphor from this riddle poem:_________________________

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What am I?_______________________________________________________

We are airy little creatures,

All with different voices and different features,
One of us in glass is set,
Another one you’ll find in jet,
The other you may see in tin,
And the fourth a box within,
If the fifth you should pursue
It can never fly from you.
-By Jonathan Swift

Copy down one metaphor from this riddle poem:_________________________

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What are we?_____________________________________________________
 Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Riddle Poems

Step 1: Choose an answer to your riddle. Work backwards!

-Choose something that is _____________________________.

Example:____________________________________________________

Step 2: Brainstorm a list of words or ideas related to your answer. What does
your object do?

Also, brainstorm a list of words (mainly nouns!) or ideas that are opposite
to your answer.
Related Opposite

Step 3: Choose some objects you can compare your answer to. This will be how
you create your similes and metaphors!

Objects (nouns!) to compare to:__________________________________

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Step 4: Imagine the world from your object’s point of view—pretend you are the
object! What do you see? What do you hear? What do you do? What do you
like?
See: Hear: Smell: Like or enjoy:

Step 5: Write a draft! Be sure to use simile and metaphor, and to describe the
world from your point of view! Use I !
Now, write your riddle poem! Remember, do not reveal what your object is yet!
FCAs:
______/20 Must be written in the first person
______/25 Must contain at least 2 similes. Star ( ) each simile.
______/25 Must contain at least 1 metaphor. Check ( ) each metaphor.
______/30 Must be at least 10 lines long.
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“miss rosie” by Lucille Clifton

when I watch you

wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of too old potato peels
or
when I watch you
in your old man’s shoes
with the little toe cut out
sitting, waiting for your mind
like next week’s grocery
I say
when I watch you
you wet brown bag of a woman
who used to be the best looking gal in Georgia
used to be called the Georgia Rose
I stand up
through your destruction
I stand up
Appeals to the readers imagination….

Provides new ways of looking at the world…

Compares two unlike things…