Crumpled Paper Ball

• Take out a piece of scratch paper.• Take 1 minute to write an introductory sentence giving a

real-world setting.• Crumple up the piece of paper. Throw the paper!• Pick up one of the papers. On that paper, take 2 minutes to

introduce a fantastical element.• Crumple and throw!• Pick up another paper that you haven’t written on yet. Take

2 minute to write plenitude.• Crumple and throw!

• Take 2 minutes to finish the story.

Literary Terms: Simile

•A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.

Simile Examples

• “cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks

• “as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee

• "as happy as a clam" comparing someone's happiness to the contentment of a clam

• "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box

• "as anxious as ants on a hot wok" comparing a person's nervousness to an ant's nervousness in a dangerous situation

• "as clear as water" comparing something being so obvious to the clarity of water

• “he weighed more than any dead man they had ever known, almost as much as a horse”

Literary Terms: Metaphor

•Definition: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles.

Metaphor Examples

• Sea of grief - How and where does one come across a sea that is filled not with water, but with grief?heart - Your heart is not literally broken into pieces; you just feel hurt and sad.

• Broken heart - Your heart is not literally broken into pieces; you just feel hurt and sad.

• The light of my life - The person described by this metaphor isn't really providing physical light. He or she is just someone who brings happiness or joy.

• Bubbly personality - A bubbly personality doesn't mean a person is bubbling over with anything, just that the person is cheerful.

• Feel blue - No one actually ever feels like the color blue, although many people say they are "feeling blue" to mean they are feeling sad.

• Rollercoaster of emotions - A rollercoaster of emotions doesn't exist anywhere, so when people are on a rollercoaster of emotions, they are simply experiencing lots of ups and downs.

• Covering one's ears to steal a bell - To deceive yourself• Time is a thief - Time isn't really stealing anything, this metaphor just

indicates that time passes quickly and our lives pass us by.• He is the apple of my eye - There is, of course, no real apple in a person's

eye. The "apple" is someone beloved and held dear.• Feel blue - No one actually ever feels like the color blue, although many

people say they are "feeling blue" to mean they are feeling sad.• Rollercoaster of emotions - A rollercoaster of emotions doesn't exist

anywhere, so when people are on a rollercoaster of emotions, they are simply experiencing lots of ups and downs

• “After midnight the whistling of the wind died down and the sea fell into its Wednesday drowsiness”

Metaphor vs Simile

• http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.php/pdf/articles/95.differencesmetaphorssimiles.pdf

Groups

•Get into your lit circle groups.• Share your quotes for magical

realism and theme.•After sharing, each person must

come up with at least 1 discussion question to turn in.

HOMEWORK

• READING: (Period 1) Bless Me, Ultima C11 p106-121• SIMILE and METAPHOR: • Quote 1 example of metaphor with page

number and 1 example of simile with page number from the novel to put on your GO Literary Terms.

HOMEWORK

• READING: (Period 2, 3, 5) The House of the Spirits C4 p124-141• SIMILE and METAPHOR: • Quote 1 example of metaphor with

page number and 1 example of simile with page number from the novel to put on your GO Literary Terms.