simile uses like or as to make a direct comparison between unlike things
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Simile
Uses like or as to make a direct comparison between unlike things
Willow and Ginkgo Poem
Page 740 Three readers
Willow and Ginkgo
Examples of Simile:
The willow’s branches are like silken thread (line 11).
The ginkgo is leathery as an old bull (line 10).
Willow and Ginkgo Assignment
Find and copy five more examples of similes in the poem Willow and Ginkgo on page 740 of your Literature book. (5 points)
Write a poem containing at least five similes (5 points)
Your draft is due Monday, March 23rd
Metaphor
Compares unlike things without using the words like or as
Fame is a Bee Poem
Page 741 One reader
Fame is a Bee Assignment
Write the metaphor that is being used in the poem Fame is a Bee on page 741 of your Literature book. (2 points)
Write a short poem containing at least
five metaphors. (8 points)
Your draft is due Monday, March 23rd
Personification
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman subject.
Animating an inanimate object
April Rain Song Poem
Page 742 Two readers
April Rain Song Assignment
List five examples of Personification in the Poem April Rain Song on page 742 of your Literature book (5 points).
Write five examples of personification of your own. (5 points)
Your draft is due Monday, March 23rd
Literature Books
Page 740: Willow and Ginkgo
Simile
Page 741: Fame is a Bee
Metaphor
Page 742: April Rain Song
Personification