Simile or Metaphor
Does this poem use simile or metaphor?
Mom’s Embrace
By Michele Meleen
My mom is like a cloud,
Comfortable and strong.
I am like a raindrop
She keeps safe and sound.
They are similes: My Mom is like a cloud; I am like a raindrop.
A simile is a comparison using
“like” or “as.”
What do you call a section of a poem (like its paragraphs)?
A Stanza
What is a saying that doesn’t mean exactly what it says?
Idioms
What is the theme of this poem?
Ache
By Coral Rumble
When teams are picked, for playground games,
I never seem to hear my name.
I stand and watch the choices made
And, one by one, my hopes all fade.
I look around, and force a smile,
Lean on the chain-link fence awhile.
I say, as they all race away, I didn’t really want to play,
But, deep inside the pit of me, I ache an ache no one can see.
We sometimes hide our feelings when we are feeling sad.
What is the type of language that authors use that doesn't mean exactly what is say?
Figurative Language
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
The Basketball
By Stacy Zeiger
The basketball is an airplane,
It flies down the court heading
Straight for the basket.
It is a metaphor: The basketball is an airplane
A metaphor is a comparison that does not use “like” or “as.”
What is a group of words arranged in a row?
A line
What type of figurative language is being used in this poem?
Eat Wisely
By Alan L. Loren
Franks and fries, and French fondue
Beans and burgers and biscuits too
Chicken, chili, and cheddar cheese
When I munch too much, I always sneeze!
Alliteration
What is the theme of this poem?
All My Great Excuses
By Kenn Nesbitt
I started on my homework
But my pen ran out of ink.
My hamster ate my homework.
My computer’s on the blink.
………………………………….
I worked on these excuses
so darned long my teacher said,
“I think you’ll find it easier
to do the work instead.”
Instead of slacking off on your work, and coming up with excuses, it’s probably easier to just do it, and get it over with!
What is the language used when the word or line means exactly what it says (dictionary definition)?
Literal Language
Are these similes or metaphors?
Apple of My Eye
By Denise Rodgers
You’re the apple of my eye,
The wisdom of my tooth.
You’re the shot heard ‘round the world
And that’s the honest truth!
There are 3 metaphors: You are the apple of my eye; wisdom of my tooth; shot heard ’round the world.
A metaphor is a comparison that does not use “like” or “as.”
The ”apple of my eye” is also an idiom, a folk expression that does not have a factual meaning.
What is the poetry device for when two words sound the same at the end?
Rhyme
What type of figurative language is being used?
Friends
By Abbie Farwell Brown
The Sunshine flickers through the lace
Of leaves above my head,
And kisses me upon the face
Like Mother, before bed.
The Wind comes stealing o’er the grass
To whisper pretty things.
Personification
What is this poem trying to say? What does it mean?
Underneath my outside face
There’s a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,
But a whole lot more like me.
We sometimes hide our feelings by putting on “a brave face.”
What is anaphora?
the repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem
Are these similes or metaphors?
The Carrot Eater
By Alan L. Loren
She is a real bunny,
that Sally Kincaid
Always on the hunt for carrots
be they in the garden,
or from someplace foreign
she’ll eat them like so many rabbits.
It is a metaphor: She is a real bunny
A metaphor is a comparison that does not use “like” or “as.”
But, there is a simile in the last line:
She’ll eat them like so many rabbits
What is the pattern of beats or a series of stressed or unstressed syllables?
Rhythm
What type of figurative language is being used?
The Rollercoaster
By Kelly Roper
Clickety-clackety, clickety-clackety,
The rollercoaster went up the track.
With a whoosh and a squeal
Down the smooth rails of steel,
The rollercoaster raced its way back.
Onomatopoeia
What is this poem about?
If You Were a Rhinoceros
By Jack Prelutsky
If you were a rhinoceros,
I still would be your friend.
And if you were a platypus,
our friendship would not end.
I’d like you as a walrus,
camel, cat, or kangaroo.
It doesn’t matter what you are –
I’ll still be friends with you.
You can be friends with anyone, even if they are different from you.
What are the two types of point of view we have mentioned as a class?
Give an example of both
First person and third person
Are these similes or metaphors?
True Friend
By Ashley Campbell
A friend is like a star that twinkles and glows
Or maybe like the ocean that gently flows.
A friend is like gold that you should treasure
And take care of forever and ever.
They are similes: A friend is like a star; or maybe like the ocean.
A simile is a comparison using
“like” or “as.”
What do you call the pattern of poetry lines that sound alike?
Rhyme Scheme
What type of figurative language is being used?
Welcome to our restaurant
Where everything’s gigantic.
A hundred waiters hold one dish.
Our kitchen can get frantic.
Our soup is deeper than the sea.
Our noodles stretch a mile.
Hyperbole
What is this poem trying to say? What does it mean?
X-Box, X-Box
By Kenn Nesbitt
Xbox, Xbox,
you’re the one for me.
I also love my 3DS
and my Nintendo Wii.
Game Cube, Game Boy,
Apple iPod Touch.
I never thought I would ever
be in love this much.
You can be “in love” with your video games.
What is the vocabulary word that means to form a picture of in the mind?
Visualization