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Name Date Class _________Comparison Notes______ Type:_______________Definition:___ _______________________________ _______________________________ Examples:_______________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ My Examples: ___________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Type:_______________Definition:___ _______________________________ _______________________________ Examples:_______________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ My Examples: ___________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ You have 2 minutes to get your paper set up. Put your pencil down and wait quietly when you are ready. Points out similarities between two (or more) things Venn Diagrams We are going to talk about two different comparisons we use in English that you have probably heard of Define metaphors and similes Identify metaphors and similes in a written work Metaphor: compares two things that wouldn’t necessarily fit together, not a literal comparison Simile: compares two things using the term “like” or “as” compares two things that wouldn’t necessarily fit together, not a literal comparison Examples: It’s raining cats and dogs. All the world’s a stage. I have a broken heart. She feels blue. Can you think of any more? compares two things using the term “like” or “as” Examples: He eats like a pig. Without my contacts, I’m as blind as a bat. Life is like a box of chocolates. The dress fit like a glove. Her skin was as cold as ice. Can you think of any more? Think about: What is this video describing? What is the comparison? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6IFW5k 5xY She's my kind of rain Like love in a drunken sky She's confetti falling Down all night She sits quietly there Black water in a jar Says, Baby why are you Trembling like you are So I wait And I try I confess like a child She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling down all night She's my kind of rain She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling down all night She's my kind of rain So I wait And I try I confess all my crimes She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling down all night She's my kind of rain She's my kind of rain She's the sun set shadows Like love from a drunken sky She's like Rembrandt's light Confetti falling down all night She's the history that's made at night She's my kind of rain She's my lost companion She's my dreaming tree Together in this brief eternity She's my kind of rain Summer days, winter snows Oh, rain on me She's all things to behold She's my kind of rain DIRECTIONS: Circle similes Underline metaphors She's my kind of rain Like love in a drunken sky She's confetti falling Down all night She sits quietly there Black water in a jar Says, Baby why are you Trembling like you are So I wait And I try I confess like a child She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling down all night She's my kind of rain She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling down all night She's my kind of rain So I wait And I try I confess all my crimes She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling down all night She's my kind of rain She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky She's the sun set shadows She's like Rembrandt's light Confetti falling down all night She's the history that's made at night She's my kind of rain She's my lost companion She's my dreaming tree She's my kind of rain Together in this brief eternity Summer days, winter snows Oh, rain on me She's all things to behold She's my kind of rain DIRECTIONS: Circle similes Underline metaphors Write 2 similes and 2 metaphors to describe bullying. You can use the poem “To This Day” for inspiration. With a partner, add 1 metaphor and 1 simile to your list. If yours are the same, come up with 2 new ones.