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Title: According to the lesson on similes, why would we use


1
According to the lesson on similes, why would we
use like or as in poetry? Elaborate on your
response.
Setting the Tone Journal Writing
2
Purpose
  • What are you learning?
  • Identify metaphors
  • Why are you learning this?
  • To understand how to group the parts of a poem,
    so it will be easier to read and comprehend.

3
Grammar Combining Sentences
  • Combine the sentences.
  • It is raining. The baseball game will be
    canceled.
  • There is a door prize. It goes to whoever arrives
    first.
  • Dogs assist people with special needs. The dogs
    receive extensive training.
  • You can leave. You must first fill in all the
    answers.
  • Cactus plants survive in very dry regions. They
    retain moisture.
  • The library subscribes to magazines. The
    magazines are published all over the world.
  • Derek won the election. He breathed a sigh of
    relief.

4
Crafting the Lesson (Me)
  • A metaphor states that one thing is something
    else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use
    like or as to make the comparison.
  • EXAMPLE Her hair is silk.

Some Examples of Metaphors
  • The giants steps were thunder
  • The pillow was a cloud
  • Harold is a wet blanket
  • The bar of soap was a slippery eel

5
Crafting the Lesson (We)
Fifth of July My family is an expired
firecrackerset off by the blowtorch of divorce.
We layscattered in many directions.My father is
the wick, badly burntbut still glowing
softly.My mother is the blackened paper
fluttering down,blowing this way and that,
unsure where to land.My sister is the fallen,
colorful parachute,lying in a tangled knot,
unable to see the beauty sheholds.My brother is
the fresh, untouched powder thatwas protected
from the flame. And I,I am the singed, outside
papers, curled awayfrom everything, silently
frettingthe blowtorch. By John
  • Pick out the metaphors in the poem?
  • What objects are being compared?

6
Crafting the Lesson (We)
  • Family firecracker
  • Father the wick
  • Mother blackened paper
  • Sister fallen, colorful parachute
  • Brother fresh, untouched powder
  • I outside paper, curled away

Fifth of July My family is an expired
firecrackerset off by the blowtorch of divorce.
We layscattered in many directions.My father is
the wick, badly burntbut still glowing
softly.My mother is the blackened paper
fluttering down,blowing this way and that,
unsure where to land.My sister is the fallen,
colorful parachute,lying in a tangled knot,
unable to see the beauty sheholds.My brother is
the fresh, untouched powder thatwas protected
from the flame. And I,I am the singed, outside
papers, curled awayfrom everything, silently
frettingthe blowtorch. By John
7
Composing Meaning (Two)
  • With a partner, create a metaphorical statement
    using the words provided by the teacher.

car - rocket
snow - blanket
hat - shield
chorus - birds
tears - rapid
class - circus
Now, explain how these two dissimilar items are
compared. Be specific. For example, a chair is
mothers arms. The two are compared because a
child feels comfortable while laying in his
mothers arms and a chair gives the same comfort.

8
Composing Meaning (You)
  • Read the poem, Living Tenderly .
  • Number stanzas
  • Underline end rhyme and give rhyme scheme
  • Circle the metaphors.
  • Write down the two dissimilar objects that are
    being compared.

9
Reflecting
  • What is a metaphor?
  • Give an example.
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