Similesand metaphorsintroductionpowerpoint
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This document discusses figurative language and two common types: similes and metaphors. Similes use "like" or "as" to compare two things, such as "as white as snow." Metaphors directly state that one thing is another without using "like" or "as", for example "the cat is a shadow." The document provides examples of both similes and metaphors to illustrate the difference between the two types of figurative language.
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Similesand metaphorsintroductionpowerpoint
- 2. Whenever you describe something by comparing it to something else, you’re using figurative language. You’re a weasel! means You’re sneaky or a liar
- 3. In figurative language, we use words in a very different way. As wise as an owl He’s on cloud 9
- 4. Have you ever heardanyone say this before? What a couch potato! As brave as a lion I can read you like a book! You’re a firework!
- 5. There are many different types of figurative language. Today we’ll talk about two types. Eat like a pig You’re an angel
- 6. Similes compare two things using the words “like” or “as.” Sometimes they make sense, sometimes they can be tricky. I have been working like a dog! As white as snow Fight like cats and dogs As light as a feather Free as a bird
- 7. Metaphors compare two things by saying one thing is another thing. Metaphors do NOT use “like” or “as.” The cat is a shadow. My brother is a chicken. The highway was a parking lot. My teacher is a dragon.
- 8. Remember, similes compare two things using “like” or “as.” Metaphors compare things by saying one thing is the other. Metaphors DO NOT use “like” or “as.”
- 9. The world is a stage. Metaphor
- 10. The test was as difficult as nailing jelly to a tree. Simile
- 11. The best friends are like two peas in a pod. Simile
- 12. Ben’s temper was a volcano. Metaphor