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Mastering Metaphors: The Art of Vivid Comparison

Learn about metaphors and similes, how they add depth to language, evoke emotions, and paint vivid images. Explore examples from songs, poems, and daily expressions. Dive into the world of figurative language!

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Mastering Metaphors: The Art of Vivid Comparison

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  1. Metaphors

  2. What is a metaphor? • A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things. • A metaphor that uses “like” or “as” is called a simile. He is as fast as a cheetah A blanket of snow She has a heart of gold A rose in a sea of thorns

  3. Why use metaphors? • Think about describing a family. Which conjures up more meaning and feeling • She is a good person in a family with poor moral values. • OR • She is a rose in a sea of thorns. In both sentences we get that she is a good person and her family members are not, but the metaphor paints a vivid picture of making it more meaningful.

  4. Your hear metaphors all the time.

  5. What metaphors were in that song?What did they mean? • Like a small boat on the ocean, sending big waves into motion. • Something small can make something big happen. • Like how a single word, can make a heart open. • Again, something small can make something big happen. • And all those things I didn’t say, wrecking balls inside my brain. • The feelings she held inside and never told anyone are tearing her up inside.

  6. “God’s the seamstress” • What does he mean? • A seamstress is a person who sews clothing. They take material, cut it, and tailor it into clothing. • He is saying God is the one who has chosen what things happened in his life.

  7. What • “She walks like a model, she grants my wishes like a geni in a bottle.” • What does he mean? • She is beautiful or perfect like we see models. • She does things to make him happy.

  8. Metaphor or Simile • “God’s a seamstress who tailor fitted my pain.” 50 Cent • metaphor • “My words are diamonds dug out of a mine.” Big Boi • metaphor • “…I get physical like physicians” Emienin • Simile • “Shine bright like a diamond” Rihanna • Simile • “I am titanium” David Guetta • metaphor • “She grants my wishes like a genie in a bottle” OMI • Simile • “Like a small boat on the ocean” Rachel Platten • Simile

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