Defining Simile and Metaphor

              The child

             was as angry

              as a bear.

              The child

             was a bear.
Recognizing Similes/Metaphors in Song Lyrics

                                                 Katy Perry “Firework”
                                        Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
                          Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
                                        Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
                            Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?


                                You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
                                       Just own the night like the 4th of July

                                            „Cause baby you’re a firework
                                    Come on, show „em what you‟re worth
                                                         Make „em go, oh
                                                As you shoot across the sky

Lyrics from: http://www.elyrics.net/read/k/katy-perry-lyrics/firework-lyrics.html
Recognizing Similes/Metaphors in Art




    Photo taken from: http://helenkuchta.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/surrealism/
Recognizing Similes/Metaphors in
Comic Books




 Photo taken from: http://lounge.moviecodec.com/testing/goku-vs-superman-17280/751
Recognizing Similes/Metaphors in
     Scary Books
 “Josh and I hated our new house. Sure, it was big. It looked
  like a mansion compared to our old house” (1).

Welcome to Dead House, Goosebumps Series, by R.L. Stine




Text taken from: http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Dead-House-Goosebumps-Series/dp/0439568471/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1
So What are Similes?
 A simile compares two unlike things using like or as.
   Example: Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through
    the wind, wanting to start again?
   What might Katy Perry mean with this line?
   What is Katy Perry trying to say?
So What are Metaphors?
 A metaphor compares two unlike things using a form of
  the verb to be.
   Example: You‟re a firework. (You are a firework)
   What might Katy Perry mean with this line?
   What is Katy Perry trying to say?
Now your turn!
 Where else can we find similes and metaphors?

Defining Similes and Metaphors

  • 1.
    Defining Simile andMetaphor The child was as angry as a bear. The child was a bear.
  • 2.
    Recognizing Similes/Metaphors inSong Lyrics  Katy Perry “Firework” Do you ever feel like a plastic bag Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in? You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine Just own the night like the 4th of July „Cause baby you’re a firework Come on, show „em what you‟re worth Make „em go, oh As you shoot across the sky Lyrics from: http://www.elyrics.net/read/k/katy-perry-lyrics/firework-lyrics.html
  • 3.
    Recognizing Similes/Metaphors inArt Photo taken from: http://helenkuchta.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/surrealism/
  • 4.
    Recognizing Similes/Metaphors in ComicBooks Photo taken from: http://lounge.moviecodec.com/testing/goku-vs-superman-17280/751
  • 5.
    Recognizing Similes/Metaphors in Scary Books  “Josh and I hated our new house. Sure, it was big. It looked like a mansion compared to our old house” (1). Welcome to Dead House, Goosebumps Series, by R.L. Stine Text taken from: http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Dead-House-Goosebumps-Series/dp/0439568471/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1
  • 6.
    So What areSimiles?  A simile compares two unlike things using like or as.  Example: Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?  What might Katy Perry mean with this line?  What is Katy Perry trying to say?
  • 7.
    So What areMetaphors?  A metaphor compares two unlike things using a form of the verb to be.  Example: You‟re a firework. (You are a firework)  What might Katy Perry mean with this line?  What is Katy Perry trying to say?
  • 8.
    Now your turn! Where else can we find similes and metaphors?