Metaphor

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Metaphor
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• By
• Evelyn, Francesca, Jianna, Kimberly,
• Meghan and Yesenia

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Definition of Metaphor

• the comparison between
• an object
• t o
• an unlikely object

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Evelyns Example

• Brian was an encyclopedia. He knew everything in
  the world, a real brain.

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Francescas Example

• The yellow flower was a beautiful fish in the
  dark green ocean of grass.

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Jiannas Example

• Marys smile was a lovely, colorful rainbow.

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Kimberlys Example

• The whale was a cloud in the sparkling blue sky.

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Meghans Example

• The moon was a bright balloon in the dark, black
  sky.

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Yesenias Example

• The speed of the ball was a ball of fire.

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Examples FromThe Watson's GoTo Birmingham -
1963ByChristopher Paul Curtis
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• It was so cold that if you spit the slob would be
  an ice cube before it hit the ground.
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• The furnace was a bomb banging so loudly, about
  to blow up.
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Conclusion On Metaphors

• During the past few months we have learned
  a lot about metaphors. We now know how to
  identify a metaphor.
• A metaphor includes the word was or is.
  It compares two unlikely objects.

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