Similes make me smile. Metaphors fill me with mirth...I doubt my students are feeling those same things at this point.
Today's homework, should you choose to accept it, and if you don't then tomorrow we dine, is a worksheet on figurative language.
We use figurative language all the time without even realizing it. Ever said you'd die for a hot, melty buttery cinammon roll? That's figurative language because if you would literally DIE for a cinnamon roll then what would be the point of getting a cinammon roll... you might as well give it to your friendly, neighborhood English teacher!
So figurative language, using similes is a lot like making comparisons using metaphors. The BIG difference is that they contain a comparative word such as LIKE or AS...a word that prepares you for the SIMILarities (subtle hint) of the two objects.
Let your little imaginations run wild... use your descriptive words, try to think of it as writing the next super-groovy slang language... And if that doesn't work I will wring the words out of you (figuratively, of course) the next day!
As always, feel free to call with questions or concerns!
Prepare yourselves for tomorrow, the HERON has landed!
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