Similes and Metaphors Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages.

Imagery Devices Purpose is to create an IMAGE in the reader’s mind. 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification

Which picture best describes you? Decide which picture best describes you and complete the sentence: I am a ________ because…. ( fill in the blank with one of the objects from the pictures) Example: I am an eagle because…. Eagle Highway BaseballWave Drum

Daily Objective Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages.

1. Simile A comparison of two things (that may or not be alike) using the words like or as.

Examples of a Simile Bob is hungry as a wolf. Bob and wolf are the two things being compared, using “as” Sue smells like a rose. Sue & rose are the two things being compared, using “like”

2. Metaphor A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. (Things = person, place, thing, or thought)

Examples of a Metaphor Bob is a hungry wolf. Bob is compared to a wolf. Sue is a rose, filling the room with her sweet scent. Sue (or Sue’s scent) and rose are being compared.

Examples of Simile “The River” by Garth Brooks You know a dream is like a river / Ever changing as it flows Which two things are being compared? Dream and river using the word “like”

Trickier Example in “The River” And I will sail my vessel / ‘Til the river runs dry / Like a bird upon the wind / These waters are my sky Which two things are being compared using a simile? I (the speaker) and bird using “like” Re-wording the sentence helps to see the simile: I sail these waters like a bird flies through the sky.

Make a T-Chart Similes and Metaphors Dream is like a river Dreamer’s just a vessel I am - like a bird upon the wind Waters are my sky Good Lord as my captain Meaning

Questions Symbol – a symbol is an image or object that also stands for something larger than itself (American flag = freedom, etc.) What symbol is Garth Brooks using to illustrate his point? Why would he use this symbol? What is the message of this song? What does it mean?

What did we learn today? Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages.

Poetry Burrito Book Fold 3 pieces of paper in half, hamburger style. Layer them so a ½ inch or so is showing at the top of each. Make a mark a ½ inch from each end on each paper. Cut two of the papers up to the mark on each side. Cut a tiny sliver off the middle, in between each mark, on the remaining piece. Fold one of the two end cut papers long ways into a burrito and slide it through the 3 rd piece’s middle. Smooth it out. Repeat with the other two end cut paper.

Color Poem Formula Line 1—Pick a color Line 2—describe something associated with the color Line 3—simile or metaphor Line 4—prepositional phrase telling where

Examples Green Makes me think of new Spring. Like a tree covered in leaves In a wooded forest. Blue Reminds me of warm summer skies It is a wave of emotion Under the sparkling sea.

Table of Contents Color Poem…………………1

Daily Objective Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages.

Similes and Metaphors Turn the following into similes: The sky was blue The party was fun That homework was hard Turn the following into metaphors: Eddie eats a lot My room is dirty

Maya Angelou Background Take notes over her life and what you observe about her. What inspired her as a poet?

Maya Angelou “Still I Rise” v=JqOqo50LSZ0http:// v=JqOqo50LSZ0

Make a T-Chart Similes and Metaphors But still, like dust, I’ll rise I walk like I’ve got oil wells Like moons and like suns Like hopes springing high Shoulders falling down like teardrops I laugh like I’ve got gold mines I’m a black ocean I am the dream and the hope of the slave Meaning

What did we learn today? Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages.