Metaphors and Similes - By AVickery112
Transcript
| 00:00 | this instructional video is going to teach you how to | |
| 00:03 | use metaphors and similes and add them to your writing | |
| 00:07 | . First , we're going to be talking about metaphors | |
| 00:10 | . Metaphors are figurative devices authors use in their writing | |
| 00:14 | toe ad description . There are comparison of two . | |
| 00:17 | Unlike things using the words is or are first , | |
| 00:24 | we're going to be comparing a beautiful woman with a | |
| 00:28 | rose try to come up with a metaphor . Using | |
| 00:31 | is or are the metaphor I came up with as | |
| 00:36 | an unlike comparison between the beautiful woman and the Rose | |
| 00:39 | was , the woman is a beautiful , sweet smelling | |
| 00:42 | rose . Now we're going to be comparing a moon | |
| 00:47 | with a lamp using WAAS the past tense of IHS | |
| 00:52 | . Think of a metaphor for that , a metaphor | |
| 00:54 | I came up with as an unlike comparison between the | |
| 00:58 | moon and the lamp was the moon was a lamp | |
| 01:01 | , bathing the world in its light . Now we're | |
| 01:04 | going to be talking about similes , which are similar | |
| 01:06 | to metaphors , accept their comparisons using like or as | |
| 01:11 | instead of is or are . Now we're going . | |
| 01:14 | We're going to be comparing rain with teardrops . Try | |
| 01:20 | to think of a comparison using like or as a | |
| 01:24 | comparison that I came up with is the rain falling | |
| 01:28 | down outside is like the tears streaming down my face | |
| 01:32 | . Now we're going to think of a comparison between | |
| 01:36 | the sun and a smiley face , using as try | |
| 01:40 | to think of a way to compare the two . | |
| 01:44 | The comparison I came up with is The warm sun | |
| 01:47 | is as a face smiling down on the world . | |
| 01:51 | So remember when you're writing to use metaphors and similes | |
| 01:56 | , metaphors or comparisons using is or are similes are | |
| 02:00 | comparisons using like or as and both can be added | |
| 02:05 | to your writing to make it more interesting and descriptive | |
| 00:0-1 | . |
Summarizer
DESCRIPTION:
This instructional video shows how to use metaphors and simiies. The narrator discusses the differences and similarities between metaphors and similes. It provides examples of both through images and voice over narration.
OVERVIEW:
Metaphors and Similes is a free educational video by AVickery112.It helps students in grades 4 practice the following standards L.4.5.a.
This page not only allows students and teachers view Metaphors and Similes but also find engaging Sample Questions, Apps, Pins, Worksheets, Books related to the following topics.
GRADES:
4
STANDARDS:
L.4.5.a
