Setting the Tone: Journal Writing
According to the lesson on
similes, why would we use
“like” or “as” in poetry?
Elaborate on your response.
Purpose
What are you learning?
– Identify metaphors
Why are you learning this?
– To understand how to group the parts of a
poem, so it will be easier to read and
comprehend.
Grammar: Combining Sentences
Combine the sentences.
1. It is raining. The baseball game will be canceled.
2. There is a door prize. It goes to whoever arrives first.
3. Dogs assist people with special needs. The dogs receive extensive training.
4. You can leave. You must first fill in all the answers.
5. Cactus plants survive in very dry regions. They retain moisture.
6. The library subscribes to magazines. The magazines are published all
over the world.
7. Derek won the election. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Crafting the Lesson (Me)
A metaphor states Some Examples of
that one thing is Metaphors
something else. It is a
The giant’s steps were thunder
comparison, but it
The pillow was a cloud
does NOT use like or
Harold is a wet blanket
as to make the
The bar of soap was a slippery
comparison.
eel
EXAMPLE: Her hair
is silk.
Crafting the Lesson (We)
Fifth of July
• Pick out the
My family is an expired firecracker
set off by the blowtorch of divorce. We lay
metaphors in the
scattered in many directions. poem?
My father is the wick, badly burnt
but still glowing softly. • What objects are
My mother is the blackened paper fluttering down, being compared?
blowing this way and that, unsure where to land.
My sister is the fallen, colorful parachute,
lying in a tangled knot, unable to see the beauty
she
holds.
My brother is the fresh, untouched powder that
was protected from the flame. And I,
I am the singed, outside papers, curled away
from everything, silently fretting
the blowtorch.
By: John
Crafting the Lesson (We)
Fifth of July • Family – firecracker
My family is an expired firecracker • Father –the wick
set off by the blowtorch of divorce. We lay
scattered in many directions. • Mother – blackened
My father is the wick, badly burnt paper
but still glowing softly.
My mother is the blackened paper fluttering down, • Sister – fallen,
blowing this way and that, unsure where to land.
My sister is the fallen, colorful parachute, colorful parachute
lying in a tangled knot, unable to see the beauty she
holds. • Brother – fresh,
My brother is the fresh, untouched powder that untouched powder
was protected from the flame. And I,
I am the singed, outside papers, curled away • I – outside paper,
from everything, silently fretting curled away
the blowtorch.
By: John
Composing Meaning (Two)
With a partner, create a metaphorical
statement using the words provided by the
teacher.
car - rocket snow - blanket hat - shield
chorus - birds tears - rapid class - circus
Now, explain how these two dissimilar items are compared.
Be specific. For example, a chair is mother’s arms. The
two are compared because a child feels comfortable
while laying in his mother’s arms and a chair gives the
same comfort.
Composing Meaning (You)
Read the poem, “Living Tenderly .”
Number stanzas
Underline end rhyme and give rhyme
scheme
Circle the metaphors.
Write down the two dissimilar objects
that are being compared.
Reflecting:
What is a metaphor?
Give an example.