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Task 7: Simile Search . All of the following are similes. Write one sentence for each that indicates whether it appears in The Outsiders or not: Like a bump on a log Like two pieces of pale blue-green ice Like a stuck pig Like a leaf Like honey draws flies Like a lynx
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Task 7: Simile Search • All of the following are similes. Write one sentence for each that indicates whether it appears in The Outsiders or not: • Like a bump on a log • Like two pieces of pale blue-green ice • Like a stuck pig • Like a leaf • Like honey draws flies • Like a lynx • Like some Greek god come to earth • White as a sheet
Playing with Words Believe it or not, you use metaphors and similes every day of your life! Some words are metaphors all by themselves. She was a bright student. We all know that “bright” refers to light. But in this sentence we are comparing intelligence to light. It’s a metaphor!
More metaphors…. • The crowd was an angry beast. • She was the sunshine. • He was a tornado of activity • Silence is golden • My memory is foggy.
Simile • While a metaphor directly states that “something” is “something else”, a simile compares things using “as” or “like” He was as quick as a rabbit!
Quick as a Wink • Lots of cliches are similes. They are fun to use, but don’t overuse them in your writing! • Even if you are busy as a beaver, it’s not as cute as a button or as American as apple pie to overuse cliches. It should be as plain as the nose on your face!
Haiku poems are Japanese and contain only 3 lines. • The poems are used to paint a picture in the readers mind. • Each line has a certain number of syllables.
The first line of every haiku has 5 syllables • The second contains 7 syllables. • The final line contains 5 syllables. • This forms a 5,7,5 pattern. • Haikus are usually about nature.
Summer’s gone The leaves fell slowly The leaves fell slow-ly To the unforgiving ground To the un-for-giv-ing ground Too soon – summer’s gone! Too soon – sum-mer’s gone! 5 7 5
Green and speckled legs Hops on logs and lily-pads Splash in cool water
In a pouch I grow On a southern continent Strange creatures I know.
Creating a Haiku • You will create haikus for at least three characters from The Outsiders. • Each haiku must contain at least one metaphor or simile. • You can compare the characters to a living thing, an object, food, etc. • In each haiku, use one word from the text that is used to describe the character, and underline it in your haiku. • Your haiku should indicate what makes the character an outsider.
Haiku Examples I’m the wind, a leaf’s Temporary ride, I’m like An anchored star—shine I’m a cardinal, Fieryred, I’m like a clown, I mask pain, I lie
Haiku You • Create a haiku to describe yourself. • Make sure to use metaphor and/or simile. • Answer the following question: • Do you consider yourself an outsider?