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Explore how similes and metaphors enhance storytelling in poetry. Learn to identify and create similes and metaphors through examples and practice exercises. Integrate these techniques into traditional Japanese Haiku poetry.
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Techniquesof Literature Similes and Metaphors
ComparativeForms • Figurativelanguagemakes a storyorpoem come alive. It uses comparisons, sounds, sensoryimages and more toconvey a specialmessage, idea orfeeling. • Poetrywillbeusedtostudythecomparativeforms: Similes and Metaphors.
Similes • A Similehelpsthereadertoseeevents, people, objectsorexperiences in new ways. • Thistechnique compares twounlikeobjectsusingthewordslikeor as: • Bobby wasasexcitedas a puppy. • Bobby waslikeanexcitedpuppy. • Thebreezeisasgentleas a butterfly. • Thebreezeislike agentlebutterfly.
Metaphors • A Metaphoralsohelpsthereadertoseethings in new ways. • Thistechnique compares twounlikelyobjectsbysuggestingthatonethingistheother: • Thesunis a brightspotlight in thesky. • Yourloveistheblood in my veins. • Thetreewas a canopy of coolness. • Thepinkrose of yourlips…
Practice ExerciseMetaphor, Simile, or neither? • The temperature is as hot as a stove. • You are the sunshine of my life. • Harry likes to eat at the diner in town. • Jessica runs like the wind. • You are the clown of the gathering! • They planned a great picnic last week. • Your love is like a red, red rose. • She is the shade under which I rest.
Check your answers!S=Simile, M=Metaphor, N- Neither • The temperature is as hot as a stove. S • You are the sunshine of my life. M • Harry likes to eat at the diner in town. N • Jessica runs like the wind. S • You are the clown of the gathering! M • They planned a great picnic last week. N • Your love is like a red, red rose. S • She is the shade under which I relax. M
TraditionalPoetry • TheHaikuis a type of Japanesepoetryaboutnature. Itis 3 lineslong. The 1stline has 5 syllables, the 2ndline has 7 syllables and the3rd line has 5 syllables. Youwillintegrate a simileor a metaphor in your original Haiku. • ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____. • Coqui! Coqui! TheCoquiis cute. He lives in Puerto Rico; Singslike a whistle. (Simile)
WritingyourownHaiku • Thinkaboutsomethingyou can sayaboutnature, includinganimals. Use a simileor a metaphor. In otherwords, use at leastone of thetwotechniquesstudied in thislesson. Countthesyllables as youwrite. • Example: • Kittens! Can see a kitten, Suchbeautylike a flower, Suchfunlikea game. (2 similes)
Examples Life is a garden (metaphor) In much need of attention: Sunlight, water, love. The cricket can sing; It bothers so much at night! Like stones in a shoe! (simile)