Similes and Metaphors
What do similes and metaphors do?
They compare two unlike things.
What can you infer about the following statement?
Shannon had a frown on her face and was dragging her feet as she walked in the door.
She is either having a bad day or injured.
Divergent
Tending to be different
What is the best way to determine the central idea of an informational text?
Read the first and last paragraphs for context and make an inference.
Find a seat, I ain't playin' this hide and seek
High school when you finally peaked
Doja Cat "Vegas"
Which one uses like or as?
Similes
What is maybe the most important factor to remember when inferencing?
Use previous experience.
Exponential
Increasing rapidly
Usually, the correct answer for central idea questions will be...
The shortest and most general answer
And if I only could,
I'd make a deal with God
And get him to swap our places
Kate Bush "Runnin' Up That Hill"
What is being compared?
The water was glass on the still, calm pond.
Water to glass.
What must support your inferences?
Clues in the text.
Incongruent
Not in harmony or out of sync
______________is literature as _____________ is to informational text.
Theme; central idea
Holdin' me back
Gravity's holdin' me back
I want you to hold out the palm of your hand
Why don't we leave it at that?
Harry Styles "As It Was"
Simile or Metaphor?
Wilmington, North Carolina is Mecca to me. It's like I need to visit every other year or so just to recharge my batteries.
Metaphor
True or False: there is only one possible correct answer when inferencing.
False
Vocational
Of or relating to work
The theme of a story can best be defined as...
How am I supposed to love somebody else?
When I don't like myself, like, ooh
Guess I better learn to like this, ooh
It might take my whole life just to
Lizzo "To Be Loved"
Simile or Metaphor?
His voice flowed as easily as water in a stream as he read the audiobook.
Simile
Make an inference.
A character uses words like "stat" and "emergency" and "prep" and "operation."
That they work in the medical field in some capacity.
Monologue
Speech by one person
Themes are universal. What does the word universal mean?
It can be understood by anyone, anywhere, at any time.
Unique
That's what you are
Stilettos kicking vintage crystal off the bar
Beyonce "Alien Superstar"