Metaphors
What is being compared?
America is a melting pot.
America and a melting pot
1
jumper
to make
create
A Box of Crayons
The speaker says " a box of crayons is____"
a) the sun on a rainy day
b) a bag of coal
a) the sun on a rainy day
Circle the preposition:
Matias is on the rug.
on
What is being compared?
Home was a prison.
Home and a prison
2
Better
bright
dazzling
A group of lines in a poem is called a ________
stanza
I went to the park with my sister.
with
What is being compared?
His room was a disaster area.
His room and a disaster area
3
enjoy
the ability to create new ideas or images
imagination
Underline the 2 rhyming lines.
I've met a great inventor,
And helped him to create,
A baseball playing robot that slides into home plate.
And helped him to create,
A baseball playing robot that slides into home plate.
Circle the prepositional phrase:
After the fight, the boxer was all beat up.
After the fight
What is being compared?
The beach is heaven.
The beach and heaven
4
Higher
very short periods of time
seconds
"What Story is This?"
Why does the speaker say "None of us are us today?"
They are in costume.
Circle the prepositional phrase:
For her birthday, she is going to American Dream.
For her birthday
What is being compared AND what does it mean?
Peter is a clown at school.
Peter and a clown, it means Peter likes to joke around at school.
5
afternoon
compares two unlike things
metaphor
"What Story is This?"
What play are the students performing in?
The 3 Little Pigs
Circle the prepositional phrase:
I want to eat dinner with my friends.
with my friends