Metaphors (The Twits)

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Monster Madness

Take a minute to look at these two sentences.

Write down anything 

they have in common.

Take a minute to look at these two sentences.

Write down anything they have in common.

The monster was an amoeba of eyes.

My bedroom is a pigsty.

What do you see that is
similar in the sentences?

The monster was an amoeba of eyes.

My bedroom is a pigsty.

Is the monster actually an amoeba?

Is the bedroom really a pigsty?

The monster was an amoeba of eyes.

My bedroom is a pigsty.

Is the monster actually an amoeba?

Is the bedroom really a pigsty?

Both sentences

are calling one thing (messy room, monster) 

a different thing (pigsty, amoeba). 

This is called a metaphor.  

Watch the video to find out more.

A metaphor is a comparison....

1. that uses "like" or "as".
2. between two funny things.
3. that doesn't use "like" or "as".

Metaphor

A comparison that doesn't use 'like' or 'as'

Writers use metaphors a lot!

Here is one from the reading >>

...if you peered deep into the moustachy bristles sticking out over his upper lip, you would probably see much larger objects that had escaped the wipe of his hand, things that had been there for months and months, like a piece of maggoty green cheese or a mouldy old cornflake or even the slimy tail of a tinned sardine.

Because of all this, Mr Twit never went really hungry. By sticking out his tongue and curling it sideways to explore the hairy jungle around his mouth, he was always able to find a tasty morsel here and there to nibble on.

What is the
"hairy jungle around his mouth"?

How is Mr Twit's beard
similar to a jungle?

How to write a metaphor

1. Choose a person, place, or thing.
2. Describe it.
3. Think of other things that share the same characteristics (eigenschappen). 
4. Write the metaphor down! 

                                 (noun / to be / noun)

1. Choose a person, place, or thing.
   
2. Describe it.
3. Think of other things that share the same characteristics (eigenschappen). 
4. Write the metaphor down! 

                               (noun / to be / noun)

How to write a metaphor

The classroom was a zoo.

Your turn!

Now write your own metaphor using the steps. Work in your notebook, and then type your metaphor on the next slide.

1. Choose a person, place, or thing.
2. Describe it.
3. Think of other things that share the same characteristics (eigenschappen).
4. Write the metaphor down! 

                               (noun / to be / noun)

What's your metaphor?

Remind me again...
what is a metaphor?

If I have general feedback for you, it will be on this slide!