1. Crumpled Paper Ball
• Take out a piece of scratch paper.
• Take 1 minute to write an introductory sentence giving
a real-world setting.
• Crumple up the piece of paper. Throw the paper!
• Pick up one of the papers. On that paper, take 2 minutes
to introduce a fantastical element.
• Crumple and throw!
• Pick up another paper that you haven’t written on yet.
Take 2 minute to write plenitude.
• Crumple and throw!
• Take 2 minutes to finish the story.
2. Literary Terms: Simile
•A figure of speech that makes a
direct comparison between two
unlike things, using a word
such as like, as, than, or
resembles.
3. Simile Examples
• “cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a
kitten looks
• “as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-
flying bee
• "as happy as a clam" comparing someone's happiness to the
contentment of a clam
• "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going
to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of
choosing a chocolate from a box
• "She was as anxious as ants on a hot wok" comparing a person's
nervousness to an ant's nervousness in a dangerous situation
• "as clear as water" comparing something being so obvious to the
clarity of water
• “he weighed more than any dead man they had ever known,
almost as much as a horse”
4. Literary Terms: Metaphor
•Definition: A figure of speech
that makes a comparison
between two unlike things
without the use of such specific
words of comparison as like,
as, than, or resembles.
5. Metaphor Examples
• Broken heart - Your heart is not literally broken into pieces; you just
feel hurt and sad.
• He is the apple of my eye - There is, of course, no real apple in a
person's eye. The "apple" is someone beloved and held dear.
• Feel blue - No one actually ever feels like the color blue, although
many people say they are "feeling blue" to mean they are feeling sad.
• Covering one's ears to steal a bell - To deceive yourself
• Rollercoaster of emotions - A rollercoaster of emotions doesn't exist
anywhere, so when people are on a rollercoaster of emotions, they
are simply experiencing lots of ups and downs.
• “After midnight the whistling of the wind died down and the sea
fell into its Wednesday drowsiness”
6. Metaphor vs Simile
• http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.php/pdf/articles/95.
differencesmetaphorssimiles.pdf
7. Groups
• Get into your lit circle groups.
• Share your quotes for magical
realism and theme.
• After sharing, come up with at
least 1 discussion question.
8. HOMEWORK
• READING: (Period 1) Bless Me, Ultima
C11 p106-121
• SIMILE and METAPHOR:
• Quote 1 example of metaphor with page
number and 1 example of simile with page
number from the novel to put on your GO
Literary Terms.
9. HOMEWORK
• READING: (Period 2, 3, 5) The
House of the Spirits C4 p124-141
• SIMILE and METAPHOR:
• Quote 1 example of metaphor with
page number and 1 example of simile
with page number from the novel to put
on your GO Literary Terms.
