Similes and Metaphors - By HeatherMartin
Transcript
| 00:0-1 | similes and metaphors can usually be confusing . I'm sure | |
| 00:03 | you are all just buzzing with questions about when to | |
| 00:06 | use each one , and I'm positive your mind is | |
| 00:08 | boggled about what the difference between the two is . | |
| 00:11 | Mostly , I'm sure you're just wondering how long this | |
| 00:13 | will take , but I can assure you that in | |
| 00:15 | no time at all , you're going to be total | |
| 00:17 | experts on these fascinating figures of speech . Let's first | |
| 00:20 | start with a simple definition of similarly Joe . Schmo | |
| 00:23 | here tells us that a simile is used to compare | |
| 00:25 | to , unlike things , using the phrases like or | |
| 00:28 | as let's take a closer look at Joe for a | |
| 00:31 | stick figure . He seems like a smart , good | |
| 00:33 | looking guy , but let's do him some real justice | |
| 00:35 | and describe how we really see him . We don't | |
| 00:38 | wanna be boring and just say Joe is strong and | |
| 00:40 | smart . That's lame , really lame . Instead , | |
| 00:43 | we can use similes to be as descriptive as we | |
| 00:45 | want . We can say Joe is like a strong | |
| 00:48 | horse . What images pop into your mind when we | |
| 00:51 | use that phrase ? That's right . We get a | |
| 00:53 | more vivid image and idea of the fact that Joe | |
| 00:57 | is a buff guy with big muscles . What if | |
| 00:59 | Jo has a really big brain and we think he | |
| 01:02 | is super intelligent ? What can we compare him ? | |
| 01:05 | Thio . We could say Joe is a smart as | |
| 01:07 | an Einstein . This statement obviously lets us know that | |
| 01:10 | Joe is a serious smarty pants . Now that you've | |
| 01:14 | got similes down pat , let's take it up a | |
| 01:16 | notch and moved to metaphors . Metaphors are a lot | |
| 01:19 | like similes , except that they compare things without using | |
| 01:22 | , like or as also , metaphors make our comparisons | |
| 01:25 | more direct . So let's look at Joe in the | |
| 01:27 | horse again . Instead of saying he is like a | |
| 01:30 | horse , weaken , say , Joe is a horse | |
| 01:32 | . What image do we get in our head ? | |
| 01:34 | No , not a cent or Joe . Instead , | |
| 01:37 | we more explicitly understand Joe strength . We can also | |
| 01:40 | interpret this metaphor to mean different things that Joe is | |
| 01:43 | exactly like a horse in his strength , appearance and | |
| 01:46 | appetite . See more direct ? How about another example | |
| 01:50 | ? Look at Joe again . He's had a long | |
| 01:51 | , hard night , and he's a little cranky about | |
| 01:53 | having to wake up and go toe work . Not | |
| 01:55 | to mention Joe hasn't had his coffee , so he | |
| 01:57 | is certainly on edge . What do we think of | |
| 01:59 | Joe when we say he is like a zombie in | |
| 02:01 | the morning ? That's right . We see a tired | |
| 02:03 | Joe who is not to be messed with . While | |
| 02:05 | Joe's obviously not his usual self , we understand that | |
| 02:08 | Joe will eventually perk up with a bit of coffee | |
| 02:10 | and be back to his old self . Now , | |
| 02:12 | what happens when we turn our simile into a metaphor | |
| 02:15 | ? How exactly do we do that ? That is | |
| 02:17 | exactly right . We say Joe is a zombie in | |
| 02:20 | the morning . This image of Joe is far more | |
| 02:23 | frightening and lets us know in a more direct way | |
| 02:25 | that Joe is nowhere near himself . This metaphor gives | |
| 02:28 | us the image that we need to run away far | |
| 02:31 | and fast in the opposite direction . Make sure you | |
| 02:33 | run and don't stop because Crazy Joe will come after | |
| 02:36 | you . It's a scary sight to see , so | |
| 02:39 | let's do a little recapping similes compared to or more | |
| 02:42 | things using like her as a metaphor compares to things | |
| 02:45 | without using like her , as which one offers a | |
| 02:47 | more direct comparison . That's right , metaphor . Great | |
| 02:51 | job , you rock stars you And finally , what | |
| 02:54 | do you do when you either see someone like a | |
| 02:57 | zombie or someone who is a zombie run . Thank | |
| 03:01 | you very much for viewing my project on similes and | |
| 03:03 | metaphors . I hope you've learned a lot about figurative | |
| 03:06 | language and a little something on zombie safety . |
Summarizer
DESCRIPTION:
This computer-animated video defines similes and metaphors. The video then distinguishes between the two by writing both a simile and metaphor to describe the same person. ( 03:11)
OVERVIEW:
Similes and Metaphors is a free educational video by HeatherMartin.It helps students in grades 4 practice the following standards L.4.5.a.
This page not only allows students and teachers view Similes and Metaphors but also find engaging Sample Questions, Apps, Pins, Worksheets, Books related to the following topics.
1. L.4.5.a : Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context..
GRADES:
4
STANDARDS:
L.4.5.a
