Metaphor

Metaphor

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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5 Slides • 12 Questions

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Metaphors

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What is a metaphor?

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Here are some examples of metaphors:

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Open Ended

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What do you think this means?

My dad's car is an old, loud dinosaur.

Type response here

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Open Ended

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What do you think this means?

America is a melting pot.

Type response here

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Do you know who uses a lot of metaphors?

Musicians!

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Multiple Choice

The computer in our classroom is a dinosaur.

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The computer is old.

2

The computer is scary.

3

The computer is brand new.

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Multiple Choice

Students are sponges in the classroom.

1

Students soak up water.

2

Students soak up knowledge.

3

The student is turning into a sponge.

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Multiple Choice

That test was a piece of cake!

1

The test was too hard.

2

The test tasted like cake.

3

The test was easy.

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Multiple Choice

My room is a disaster zone.

1

Construction is happening in my room.

2

My room is clean.

3

My room is messy.

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Multiple Choice

My sister is a clown.

1

My sister is mad.

2

My sister is funny.

3

My sister is crying.

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Multiple Choice

That cat was a bolt of lightning.

1

My cat is slow.

2

My cat was struck by lightning.

3

My cat is really fast.

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Multiple Choice

At lunch, we were pigs.

1

We ate really fast and messy.

2

Pigs were at the lunch table.

3

We ate a pig.

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Multiple Choice

You are my sunshine.

1

You make happy.

2

You upset me.

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Multiple Choice

My friend has a heart of gold.

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My friends is kind and helps everyone.

2

My friend is mean.

3

My friend's heart is made of real gold.

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Multiple Choice

The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys.

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The girls thumb was sore.

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The girl stood out in front of the group of boys.

3

The girl was in the wrong line.

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