Simile & Metaphor

Fain would I kiss my Julia’s dainty leg

Which is as white & hairless as an egg.

-- Robert Herrick, “Her Legs”

defintiions

simile

similes use the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things

- unlike means the two things are from different categories
- saying Cheney is like Garden Plain is not a simile; it's just a simple comparison between towns

metaphor

metaphors compare two unlike things by stating one thing in terms of another

introductory lesson: similes & metaphors

start here

an introductory slideshow lesson: click here
be aware of cliches - no-no
if assigned, read through the see & imagine: GDocs notes from slideshow: click here

then take the QUIA

know the difference: similes - metaphors - cliches: click here for QUIA review

now do some creative thinking

try writing some similes & metaphors: click here
thinking metaphorically, smile style: click here

simile study

1 & 2

simile slideshow #1: click here
simile slideshow #2: click here

3

simile #3: click here
simile #3 exercise: click here

4 - p/p

simile slideshow 4: click here
simile exercise #4: click here

5 & 6

#5: Similes Found in Magazines: click here
#6: Similes: Find Them!: click here

7

simile#7: 44: click here

8 - p/p

simile study #8: multi-choice: click here

9

simile #9: Harris' Own: try to write: click here

10

#10: blank as blank: click here

11

#11: write off of TV: click here

metaphor study

dandelion example

a short poem study: click here

1 & 2

metaphor slideshow #1: click here
metaphor #2: click here

3

metaphor slideshow #3: click here
metaphor #3 exercise: click here

4 - p/p

metaphor slideshow #4: click here
metaphor #4 exercise: click here

5

metaphors: find them: click here

6

metaphors 42: click here

7 - p/p

metaphors: multiple choice click here

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