Thursday, January 5, Personification, Similes and Metaphors

Objective: by the end of class, you will learn new literary terms, recognize them in poetry and use them effectively.

DO NOW

Change the following similes into metaphors:

The moon was like a giant bouncing ball.

The shriek was as loud as a siren.

Change the following metaphors into similes:

The light bulb was a bright sun.

The snow was a white blanket covering the city.

2. Read Walrus and Carpenter and identify personification throughout.

2. Rewrite / edit your personification poems.

3. Similes, personification, alliteration and metaphors in LANGSTON HUGHES' A Dream Deferred.

4. Read "simile" handout and use graphic organizer to prepare to write a simile poem

5. Review organizers.

6. Use organizers to create a poem using similes for each 'trait.'

Exit Pass

What do you think the following famous metaphor means?

"No man is an island."

How would it read if it was a simile instead?