Using metaphors and similes

English Terminology: Metaphor and Simile

English Terminology:

Metaphor and Simile

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EnglishUpper Secondary (Key Stage 4)Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)Further Education (Key Stage 5)GCSE

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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 - Diapositive

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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 - Diapositive

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

Slide 3 - Question ouverte

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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'.

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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

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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 - Question de remorquage

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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 - Carte mentale

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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