Similes and Metaphors

Mrs. Byrd
 We Will:
Identify and analyze similes
and metaphors.

Compare and contrast similes

and metaphors.
 CLOSING TASKS:

I will locate(find) and explain the

meaning of similes and metaphors.

I will compare and contrast

similes and metaphors using a Venn
diagram.
VOCABULARY

Speech
Hyperbole
Compare
Contrast
Simile
Metaphor
 SIMILE

A simile is the comparison of two

unlike things using like or as
 A simile is the comparison of two unlike
things using like or as
She is wild like the wind He is tall like a giraffe
 METAPHOR

A metaphor is the comparison of

two things not using like or as
 Metaphor Definition
Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

A word or phrase used to describe

somebody/something else, in a way
that is different from its normal use,
in order to show that the two things
have the same qualities and to make
the description more powerful.
 METAPHOR

A metaphor is the comparison of

two things not using like or as
 A metaphor is the comparison of two
things not using like or as
She has a heart of stone. My mom is a busy bee.
 La Bella Durmiente The Sleeping Beauty
Tingo Maria- Per

Simile: The mountains are like Metaphor: The mountains are

a sleeping beauty a sleeping beauty
 Your turn: Write a simile to
match the picture

Can you change your sentence

to make it a metaphor?
Can you change your sentence
to make it a metaphor?
Your turn: Write a metaphor
Change your metaphor into a
simile
 Compare & Contrast
Simile & Metaphor

Simile Metaphor
Compare
same
Contrast Contrast
different different