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A metaphor is a brief compal
thing as if it were another. The comparison is pued
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Similes and
Metaphors
I Create a metaphoric statement by combining "
Write a list of abstract nouns to fill the
The first blank is usually a concrete noun (something tangible) and the second an abstract nou
2.
(an idea or an emotion).
a teacup of
1 Start with a teacup of
second blank Two have been done for you.
a teacup of
a teacup of
of
. a teacup of wit
a teacup
ó a teacup of joy
2 Take the abstract nouns you have used (joy, wit, etc.) and for each, list three concrete nouns to
of
in the first blank
of
of
ofjoy
ofjoy
ofjoy
Notice that changing one part of the metaphor changes the entire metaphor. A teacup of wit is
different from a garden of wit.
This is practice but it's also play. When you practice, you generate ideas. You experiment with the
language, putting words together in ways you otherwise wouldn't. You end up writing poems.
3 Write three versions of each of the following.
o a pocket of
a pocket of
a cyclone of
a cyclone of
a forest of
ca forest of
d a brick of
a brick of
e a library of
a library of
4 Use one of the metaphors developed through the exercise to write a poem. Share it in class.
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Imagine that you and your friends have been stranded on a remote and uninhabited island.
Write three short diary entries from your time on the island:
Entry one: Day One of your arrival on the island.
Entry Two: what has happened after one week on the island?
Entry Three: What life is like on the island after 50 days spent stranded?
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