1. What do these phrases mean?

2. In your writing journal, (black and white marble) please tell me what you think these phrases mean. He is a skyscraper. He is a skyscraper. She is a walking dictionary. She is a walking dictionary. He has a cold heart. He has a cold heart. Something is fishy! Something is fishy!

3. He is a skyscraper means He is extremely tall. He is a skyscraper means He is extremely tall. She is a walking dictionary means She is very intelligent, or she uses many large words when she speaks. She is a walking dictionary means She is very intelligent, or she uses many large words when she speaks. He has a cold heart means He is mean and doesn’t care about others. He has a cold heart means He is mean and doesn’t care about others. Something is fishy means Something is strange. Something is fishy means Something is strange.

4. What is this figurative language called? Any guesses?? Any guesses??

5. Metaphors Metaphors are statements that compare two things. (Unlike similes, metaphors do not use like or as.) Metaphors are statements that compare two things. (Unlike similes, metaphors do not use like or as.) To write a metaphor, you simply say: To write a metaphor, you simply say: ____________________ is ____________________. Example: Megan is a bird. (perhaps Megan sings a lot) Example: Ryan is Picasso. (perhaps Ryan is a good artist.)

6. Let’s listen to the You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch… There are so many metaphors in the lyrics of “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch.” There are so many metaphors in the lyrics of “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch.” http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x166ij_your- a-mean-one-mr-grinch_music http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x166ij_your- a-mean-one-mr-grinch_music

7. Can you spot all the metaphors? Use the lyrics to identify all the metaphors in the popular song, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” Use the lyrics to identify all the metaphors in the popular song, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”