Metaphor_4_5

4th period Group 5 - Metaphor A metaphor is a a phrase comparing two things without using "like" or "as". Using metaphors is important for explaining things such as im so thirsty i could drink a whole ocean. It is also used as a figure of speech. Mostly used to show how hungry or thirsty you are. To exaggerate something.

Here are some examples-

= "The road ahead was a ribbon of moonlight" =  = " Foster is my knight in shining armour" =

= "Life is a rollercoaster" = = "Her voice was music to his ears." =

= "You are the light in my life" =

“I'm dead tired”

= “She's the apple of my eye” =

= “He wore me down” =

= “I'm heartbroken” =

Here is A Game link- [] **The game is battleships. You try to clip on the square where the opponents ship is then you get a question that you have to answer then if it's correct then you attack the ship.** [] **How you play is you have to think of nouns to describe yourself and animals and stuff you like.** Here are some sites to help you with metaphors- [|http://www.writesville.com/writesville/2006/01/examples_of_met.html] This site gives you a list of metaphors and examples http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/language-arts/7/metaphors/ This site lists examplesand how they are used in a sentence. [] This site tells you the definition of metaphor and how they are used. It also gives examples.

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