Metaphors

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Metaphors

• My love is deeper than the holler

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Objectives

• By the end of this lesson we will be able to
• Define a metaphor
• Identify metaphors
• Generate metaphors

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What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a
  direct comparison is made between two seemingly
  unrelated subjects and/or objects.

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Why learn about metaphors?

• In writing, using metaphors gives us a way of
  expressing ourselves in a creative and unique
  way. They also provide variety in writing making
  things more interesting to read.
• Outside of an English classroom, metaphors offer
  a way of illustrating something unfamiliar or
  abstract by comparing it with something that is
  familiar or tangible.

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Examples

• My love is deeper than the holler.
• This is a metaphor because a direct comparison is
  being made between two unrelated subjects love
  and a holler.
• My love isstronger than a river.
• This is a metaphor because a direct comparison is
  being made between two unrelated subjects love
  and a river.
• My love ishigher than the pine trees.
• This is a metaphor because a direct comparison is
  being made between two unrelated subjects love
  and pine trees.

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Non-exampleSimile

• Honest as a robin on a springtime windowsill.
• This is not an example of a metaphor because it
  is NOT a DIRECT comparison of two unrelated
  subjects.
• This comparison is called a SIMILE.
• A simile is a figure of speech comparing two
  unlike things that are introduced by like or as.

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Additional Examples

• Identify the following figures of speech and
  explain how they do or do not fit the definition
  of a metaphor
• My love isPurer than the snowflakes that fall
  in late December.
• My love islonger than the song of the
  whippoorwill.
• My love is like the pine trees gowin tall upon
  the hill.

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Your Turn

• Generate two examples of metaphors.
• Generate one non-example of a metaphor.
• Note You may use the Word Bank on the handout
  to help generate some possible ideas.
• Be prepared to share your examples and
  non-examples with the class, and be prepared to
  explain how they do or do not fit the definition
  of what a metaphor is.

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Lets Review

• What is a metaphor?
• Give an example.
• What is close to a metaphor but is not?
• Give a non-example.