Silly Simile
What is a simile?
Two unlikely objects being compared using “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor?
Comparison of two unlikely objects
What is hyperbole?
Obvious exaggeration
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics/ behaviors to non-human objects
In Candle in the Wind by Elton John, the candle symbolizes this.
It seems to me
You lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
What is a short or fragile life?
This simile describes extreme speed: “As fast as ____.”
What is lightning?
Question: If someone is very kind to others, you might say they have a “heart of ____.”
(Daily Double IF you can name a opposite example)
Answer: What is gold?- Daily Double = What is ice?
Question: This hyperbole means someone is extremely hungry: “I’m so hungry I could eat a ____.”
Answer: What is a horse?
This sentence gives human qualities to the wind: “The wind ____ through the trees.”
Answer: What is whispered?
In Firework by Katy Perry, the firework symbolizes this.
You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause, baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, "Ah, ah, ah"
As you shoot across the sky
Answer: What is inner strength or potential?
If someone is very quiet, you might say they are “As quiet as a(n) ____.”
What is a mouse?
If someone is very energetic in the morning, you might say they are a “____ bird.”
Answer: What is an early?
This hyperbole exaggerates the weight of an object: “This backpack weighs a ____.”
Answer: What is ton?
When describing a storm, this phrase shows personification: “The thunder ____ angrily.”
Answer: What is roared?
In Titanium by David Guetta & Sia, titanium symbolizes this.
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down, but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down, but I won't fall
I am titanium
What is resilience or strength?
This simile means someone is very strong: “As strong as a(n) ____.”
Answer: What is an ox?
This metaphor describes a busy, chaotic place: “The classroom was a ____.”
Answer: What is zoo?
If a person is extremely tired, they might say, “I’m so tired I could ____ for a year.”
Answer: What is sleep?
If your stomach is making noises, you might say, “My stomach ____ for food.”
Answer: What is growled?
In Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day, the empty street symbolizes this.
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
What is loneliness or isolation?
What is the simile in these lyrics AND what is being compared AND what does this simile mean?
It's my life
My heart is like the open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just want to live while I'm alive
It's my life
What is “...heart is like an open highway.”
Heart & open highway
Heart is ready to love, unimpeded by obstacles (or something acceptable)
What is the metaphor in these lyrics AND what is being compared AND what does this metaphor mean?
We’re half way there
Livin’ on a Prayer
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear
Livin’ on a Prayer
Surviving and prayer
We don’t have a lot of $$ or material goods, but we have each other and faith or something reasonable
What is the hyperbole in these lyrics AND what is being exaggerated AND what does this hyperbole mean?
“I’d steal the sun from the sky for you.”
Stealing the sun
Will get anything for the one you love
Being willing to do anything for the one you love
What is the personification in these lyrics AND what is being personified AND what does this personification mean?
Chains of love got a hold on me
Whole line is personification!
Chains don’t have emotions attached
Describing love with chains creates a negative connotation and not encouraging
In Blackbird by The Beatles, the blackbird symbolizes this.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
What is freedom or overcoming struggles?