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Using metaphors and similes

 English Terminology: Metaphor and Simile
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Metaphor and Simile
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This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

Introduction

An interactive lesson on two terms students think they know but not necessarily well enough! Encourages application and engagement.

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 English Terminology: Metaphor and Simile
English Terminology:
Metaphor and Simile

Slide 1 - Slide

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Learning goals
  • To understand the difference
     between similes and metaphors

  • Being able to identify similes and
     metaphors and explain why they
     are effective
  • To practise using metaphors and
     similes in your own writing

Slide 2 - Slide

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In your own words, explain what you think the difference is between a simile and a metaphor...
In your own words, explain what you think the difference is between a simile and a metaphor...

Slide 3 - Open question

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Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

A metaphor states that one thing is another thing
Simile

Comparing one thing to another using 'like' or 'as'


Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

A metaphor states that one thing is another thing.



Simile

Comparing one thing to another using 'like' or 'as'.

Slide 4 - Slide

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Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

A metaphor states that one thing is another thing
Simile

Comparing one thing to another using 'like' or 'as'


Example Metaphors

  • A blanket of snow
  • Her voice is full of money
  • To bear the slings and arrows
     of outrageous fortune



Example Similes

  • I wandered lonely as a cloud
  • She slept like a baby
  • As fit as a flea

Slide 5 - Slide

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METAPHOR
SIMILE
And then the
whining school-boy........
creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school.
I stared into
a sea of faces
They had nerves of steel
The moon sailed gracefully across the sky
I'm as merry
as a schoolboy
Deep brown eyes
Bold as brass

Slide 6 - Drag question

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Think of your own similes and metaphors - submit them now!
Think of your own similes and metaphors - submit them now!

Slide 7 - Mind map

LessonUp tip:  After your students have submitted their mind map contributions,  you could invite a student volunteer to drag them to either half of the screen in a 'class-made' version of the last slide. Alternatively you could let students access the the screen themselves and drag them!
Creative Writing Challenge
  • On the following five slides you will
     be given an image.
  • Use your creative writing skills to use a
     simile or a metaphor to express what is
     happening!
  • There is no fixed right answer!
  • Have fun!

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Slide 9 - Open question

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Slide 13 - Open question

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Write down something new you've learned today.
Write down something
new you've learned today.

Slide 14 - Open question

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Write down something you feel you want to know more about.
Write down something you feel
you want to know more about.

Slide 15 - Open question

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How confident are you in your understanding of similes and metaphors?
How confident are you in your understanding of similes and metaphors?
How confident are you in your understanding
of similes and metaphors?
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Slide 16 - Poll

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