Figurative Language Metaphors and Similes Professor Pen

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She was a bright student. Playing with Words Believe it or not, you use metaphors and similes every day of your life! Some words are metaphors all by themselves. She was a bright student. We all know that “bright” refers to light. But in this sentence we are comparing intelligence to light. It’s a metaphor! Professor Pen

Metaphor A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance In one of their movies Cheech and Chong say “they are flying” but they’re not actually flying it is the state of their altered minds. Professor Pen 4

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Simile While a metaphor directly states that “something” is “something else”, a simile compares things using “as” or “like” He was as quick as a rabbit! Professor Pen

Quick as a Wink Many cliché's are similes. They are fun to use, but don’t overuse them in your writing! Even if you are busy as a beaver, it’s not as cute as a button or as American as apple pie to overuse clichés. It should be as plain as the nose on your face! Professor Pen

Sing like a bird! Many popular songs use similes and metaphors. Can you think of some examples? Professor Pen

Song Similes “...like two sparrows in a hurricane” “…as cold as ice” “...like a rolling stone” “...whose fleece was white as snow” “...like a bird up in the sky” “…like a bird in a cage” Professor Pen

Annie’s Song by John Denver You fill up my senses like a night in the forest like the mountains in springtime, like a walk in the rain like a storm in the desert, like a sleepy blue ocean you fill up my senses, come fill me again. Professor Pen

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