Define the Device
This device is a direct comparison that states one thing is another unlike thing, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
Turn this literal fact into a simile: Jalen Brunson was fast.
What is "Jalen Brunson was as fast as lightning" (or "ran like the wind")? Or other options!
In the simile "The yellow cab wove through Manhattan traffic like a pinball," what is being compared?
What is the fast or bouncing movement of a pinball to a cab?
This device uses an extreme, intentional exaggeration to emphasize a point or emotion, and is not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
Turn this literal complaint into a hyperbole: I have a lot of homework to do tonight.
What is "I have a mountain of homework" or "I have a million hours of homework"? Or other variations!
Unpack the underlying comparison in this original metaphor: "My apartment bedroom is a shoebox." Explain what two things are being compared.
What is comparing the tiny size of the apartment to a small container used for shoes
While both compare two unlike things, this is the exact structural difference between a simile and a metaphor.
What is a simile uses connecting words like "like" or "as," while a metaphor states the comparison directly?
Turn this literal fact into a metaphor: The Knicks game was very hard fought and physical.
What is: The Knicks game was a battle.
If a New Yorker screams, "My feet are literally killing me after walking the High Line!" explain why this hyperbole is effective, even though it isn't literally true.
What is because it emphasizes extreme exhaustion or pain through exaggeration?
Why is the phrase "The ocean is blue" not a metaphor?
What is because it is a literal statement of fact, not a comparison of two unlike things?
Can you create two of the three? (Simile, metaphor, hyperbole)
2/3 created!
If a student writes, "I like ice cream like a brother," explain why this attempt at a simile isn't as effective
What is because you typically don't "like" a food the same way you love a person; it doesn't compare a shared trait between two unlike things.
This is the specific literary term for a metaphor that is developed over several lines, a stanza, or an entire text rather than just a single sentence
What is an extended metaphor?
Create a sentence that uses both a simile and a hyperbole that describes being very tired.
What is "I am as tired as a runner after the NYC marathon and I've been working for a million years"? Or other options!
Create a brand new metaphor for the noise of Times Square and explain the two things you are comparing.
Times square is the city's beating heart. Or other options!