Crumpled Paper Ball

• Take out a piece of scratch paper.

• Take 1 minute to write an introductory sentence giving a real-world setting.

• Crumple up the piece of paper. Throw the paper!

• Pick up one of the papers. On that paper, take 2 minutes to introduce a fantastical element.

• Crumple and throw!

• Pick up another paper that you haven’t written on yet. Take 2 minute to write plenitude.

• Crumple and throw!

• Take 2 minutes to finish the story.

Literary Terms: Simile

•A figure of speech that makes a

direct comparison between two

unlike things, using a word

such as like, as, than, or

resembles.

Simile Examples

• “cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a

kitten looks

• “as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-

flying bee

• "as happy as a clam" comparing someone's happiness to the

contentment of a clam

• "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going

to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of

choosing a chocolate from a box

• "She was as anxious as ants on a hot wok" comparing a person's

nervousness to an ant's nervousness in a dangerous situation

• "as clear as water" comparing something being so obvious to the

clarity of water

• “he weighed more than any dead man they had ever known,

almost as much as a horse”

Literary Terms: Metaphor

•Definition: A figure of speech

that makes a comparison

between two unlike things

without the use of such specific

words of comparison as like,

as, than, or resembles.

Metaphor Examples

• Broken heart - Your heart is not literally broken into pieces; you just

feel hurt and sad.

• He is the apple of my eye - There is, of course, no real apple in a

person's eye. The "apple" is someone beloved and held dear.

• Feel blue - No one actually ever feels like the color blue, although

many people say they are "feeling blue" to mean they are feeling sad.

• Covering one's ears to steal a bell - To deceive yourself

• Rollercoaster of emotions - A rollercoaster of emotions doesn't exist

anywhere, so when people are on a rollercoaster of emotions, they

are simply experiencing lots of ups and downs.

• “After midnight the whistling of the wind died down and the sea

fell into its Wednesday drowsiness”

Metaphor vs Simile

• http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.php/pdf/articles/95.

differencesmetaphorssimiles.pdf

Groups

•Get into your lit circle groups.

• Share your quotes for magical

realism and theme.

•After sharing, come up with at

least 1 discussion question.

HOMEWORK

• READING: (Period 1) Bless Me, Ultima

C11 p106-121

• SIMILE and METAPHOR:

• Quote 1 example of metaphor with page

number and 1 example of simile with page

number from the novel to put on your GO

Literary Terms.

HOMEWORK

• READING: (Period 2, 3, 5) The

House of the Spirits C4 p124-141

• SIMILE and METAPHOR:

• Quote 1 example of metaphor with

page number and 1 example of simile

with page number from the novel to put

on your GO Literary Terms.