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Metaphors and Similes

Metaphor Examples

A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common. Unlike a simile, where two things are compared directly using like or as, a metaphor's comparison is more indirect, usually made by stating something is something else. A metaphor is very expressive; it is not meant to be taken literally. You may have to work a little to find the meaning in a metaphor.

For example, a river and tears aren't very alike. One is a body of water in nature, while the other can be produced by our eyes. They do have one thing in common, though: both are a type of water that flows. A metaphor uses this similarity to help the writer make a point:

• Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.

As a river is so much larger than a few tears, the metaphor is a creative way of saying that the person is crying a lot. There are so many tears that they remind the writer of a river.

Metaphors help writers and poets make a point in a more interesting way. They also help the reader see something from a new perspective. By describing tears as a river, for example, the writer found a creative way to describe how great the girl's sadness was and helped the reader see a similarity between tears and a river that they might not have noticed before. This makes reading more fun and interesting.

The Difference Between Similes and Metaphors

Similes are another way to compare two different things, but a simile does so more directly, using the words like or as. For example:

• Her tears flowed like a river down her cheeks.

In this case, the simile tells the reader that the tears are similar to a river, but not the same. A metaphor, on the other hand, says that something is something else; that is, the girl's tears are equal to a river. A metaphor is not exactly true. It's meant to be understood as a figure of speech, not a factual statement.

Kid-Friendly Metaphors

Now that you understand how metaphors work, take a look at this list of simple metaphor examples for kids, that are perfect for showing this type of figure of speech. Look for the comparison being made. And watch the video below the list to learn more about metaphors.
 

Animal Metaphors

• The classroom was a zoo.
• The alligator's teeth are white daggers.
• She is a peacock.
• My teacher is a dragon.
• Mary's eyes were fireflies.
• The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
• He is a night owl.
• Maria is a chicken.
• The wind was a howling wolf.
• The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.
• Jamal was a pig at dinner.
• The kids were monkeys on the jungle gym.
• My dad is a road hog.
• The stormy ocean was a raging bull.
• The thunder was a mighty lion. 

Nature Metaphors

• The snow is a white blanket.
• He is a shining star.
• Her long hair was a flowing golden river.
• Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at her.
• The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens.
• Kisses are the flowers of affection.
• The falling snowflakes are dancers.
• The calm lake was a mirror.
• You are my sunshine.
• The moon is a white balloon.
• Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
• The road ahead was a ribbon stretching across the desert.
• Donations to the charity were a tsunami.
• The park was a lake after the rain.
• The sun is a golden ball.
• The clouds are balls of cotton.
• The lightning was fireworks in the sky.
• That lawn is a green carpet.
• The stars are sparkling diamonds.
• Ben's temper was a volcano, ready to explode.
• Those best friends are two peas in a pod.

Everyday Metaphors

• John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.
• The cast on his broken leg was a plaster shackle.
• Laughter is the music of the soul.
• America is a melting pot.
• Her lovely voice was music to his ears.
• The world is a stage.
• My kid's room is a disaster area.
• Life is a rollercoaster.
• Their home was a prison.
• His heart is a cold iron.
• At five o'clock, the interstate is always a parking lot.
• Books are the keys to your imagination.
• Her angry words were bullets to him.
• Your brain is a computer.
• The car was a furnace in the sun.
• Thank you so much, you are an angel.
• My baseball coach is an ogre.
• He is a walking dictionary.
• My big brother is a couch potato.
• The teenager's stomach was a bottomless pit.
• I am so excited. My pulse is a race car.
• Toddlers are rug rats.

How do you pronounce CALLED? Pronouncing 'ed'

CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF THE 44 PHONEMES.

The past simple tense and past participle of all regular verbs end in -ed. For example:

work, worked, worked

In addition, many adjectives are made from the past participle and so end in -ed. For example:

I like painted furniture.

The question is, how do we pronounce the -ed? The answer is, in 3 ways:

• /ɪd/
• /t/
• /d/

If the base verb ends in one of these sounds		example base verb*	example with -ed	pronounce the -ed as	extra syllable?
/t/		want	wanted	/ɪd/	yes
/d/		end	ended
unvoiced	/p/	hope	hoped	/t/	no
	/f/	laugh	laughed
	/s/	fax	faxed
	/ʃ/	wash	washed
	/ʧ/	watch	watched
	/k/	like	liked
voiced	all other sounds, eg	play	played	/d/
		allow	allowed
		beg	begged

*Note that it is the sound that is important, not the letter or spelling. For example, fax ends in the letter x but the sound /s/; like ends in the letter e but the sound /k/.

Exceptions

The following -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /ɪd/:

• aged
• dogged
• ragged
• blessed
• learned
• wicked
• crooked
• naked
• wretched

List of Homophones

Here is a list of many Homophones.

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Common Homophones

add (addition) ad (advertisement) air (oxygen) heir (successor)

ant (insect) aunt (relative)

ate (did eat) eight (the number 8)

be (exist) bee (insect)

blue (color) blew (did blow)

by (near) bye (farewell) buy (purchase)

close (shut) clothes (clothing) cloze (test)

flower (bloom) flour (milled grain)

for (in favor of) four (the number 4) fore (front part)

hi (hello) high (opposite of low)

hole (opening) whole (complete)

I (pronoun) eye (organ of sight) aye (yes)

meet (greet) meat (beef )

new (not old) knew (remembered) gnu (animal)

no (negative) know (familiar with)

one (the number 1) won (triumphed)

our (possessive pronoun) hour (sixty minutes)

pair (two of a kind) pare (peel) pear (fruit)

peace (tranquility) piece (part)

red (color) read (perused)

right (correct) write (inscribe)

see (visualize) sea (ocean)

son (male offspring) sun (star)

their (possessive pronoun) there (at that place) they're (they are)

to (toward) two(the number 2) too (also)

week (seven days) weak (not strong)

wood (of a tree) would (willing to)

your (possessive pronoun) you're (you are)

ART shading, draw an apple

Carta para los padres Social Science: Europe

Social Sciences 6º                                                  Unidad 2

Queridos madres y padres: Vuestro hijo o hija va a comenzar la unidad 2 de su libro de Ciencias Sociales Oxford New Think Do! Learn 6. Esta unidad tiene por título Europe (“Europa”), y en ella aprenderá:

·         Los diferentes territorios que comprenden Europa. Las zonas horarias que tiene cada zona del continente.

·         Los principales ríos y lagos que se encuentran en Europa y datos importantes de los mismos.

·         Las características propias del relieve de Europa.

·         Los elementos que conforman el litoral de Europa; penínsulas, archipiélagos, cabos, golfos, bahías e islas.
 

Os adjunto el vocabulario más importante que aprenderá a lo largo de la unidad.Quisiera animaros a que ayudéis a vuestro hija o hijo a interiorizar los contenidos utilizando la presentación con diapositivas y las actividades de Let’s play! ubicados la Plus Zone. Asimismo, os invito a localizar en un atlas los diferentes ríos europeos con vuestros hijos, así como las cordilleras más importantes. Tu hija o hijo tendrá que presentar un país de la unión Europeo donde tiene que incluir información descrito en la página treintaicuatro de su libro. Si necesita recursos para terminar el proyecto los puede pedir en clase.
Sin duda, vuestra colaboración ayudará a que vuestro hijo o hija aprenda y se divierta.Saludos,Monica Carter

Europe      Unidad 2(Europa)

Lista de vocabulario

Alps = Alpes

Apennines = Apeninos

archipelago = archipiélago

Arctic Sea = Mar Ártico

Atlantic Ocean = Océano Atlántico 

Balearic Islands = Islas Baleares

Balkan Peninsula = Península balcánica 

Baltic Sea = Mar Báltico

basin = cuenca

Bay of Biscay = Golfo de Vizcaya

Black Sea = Mar Negro

Canary Islands = Islas Canarias

Caucasus = Caúcaso

cape = cabo

Carpathian Mountains = Montes Cárpatos

Crimean Peninsula = Peninsula de Crimea 

Cyprus = Chipre

Denmark = Dinamarca 

depression = depresión 

Elbe = Elba

English channel = Canal de la Mancha

euro = euro 

fjords = fiordos 

glacier = glaciar

Greenland = Groenlandia

gulf = golfo

Iberian Peninsula = Península ibérica

Iceland = Islandia

inlet = entrada

Ireland = Irlanda

island = isla

Italian Peninsula = Península itálica

Land’s End = Finisterre

Loire = Loira

Mediterranean Sea = Mar Mediterráneo

navigable = navegable 

North Sea = Mar del Norte 

Oder = Óder

Peloponnese Peninsula = Península del Peloponeso

rainfall = precipitación 

Rhine = Rin

rias = rías

Scandinavian Peninsula = Península escandinava

Seine = Sena

Thames = Támesis

time zone = zona horaria

Urals = Urales

Vistula = Vístula