GrammarandusageSimileandmetaphorMyloveislikeared,redrose.It’srainingcatsanddogs.Seniorcitizensarerespectedinourcountry．Figurative(比喻的)languageComparedtomyhouse,hisisapalace.（Itisusedtohelpreadersimaginewhatishappeninginatext.）Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurnsAsimileComparedtomyhouse,hisisapalace.Ametaphorthemostcommonlyused1.Similarly,manyordinaryjobsmaylookdull,buttheyareessentialaswatertooursociety.ReadmoresentencesusingSimilecarefully2.Helovedcamping,andhisjobwaslikeaholidayforhim.Simile:1.Whatisasimile?Asimileisacomparisonoftwodifferentobjectsthatarenotusuallythoughttobesimilar.2.Whatwordsareusedinsimiles?asandlike.3.Howtomakeasimileeffective?Readersmustbefamiliarwiththeobjectsbeingcompared.Moresimilesforyoutoenjoy:1.Theoldman’shairwasaswhiteassnow.2.Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutacompass.3.Youareasblindasabat.5.I’mnotastimidasarabbit.4.“Mercyfallslikethegentlerainfromtheskyupontheearth,”Portiasaid.ReadmoresentencesusingMetaphorcarefullyAsabusinessperson,youcan’tbeamouse.Youhavetobeatiger.Youcan’tbeatimidperson.Youshouldbeabraveperson.Forlawyers,acourtroomisabattlefield.Alawyeriscomparedtoafighter.Hemustfighttowincaseshere.Whatisametaphor?Metaphoriswhenyouusetwonounsandcompareorcontrastthemtooneanother.Unlikesimile,youdon'tuse"like"or"as"inthecomparison.Somethingissomething.Moremetaphorsforyoutoenjoy:Alltheworldisastage.—ShakespeareTheworldisjustlikeastage,puttingondifferentplaysandpeopleintheworldareactorsandactressesinthestage.IamnotAngel.Iamnotamerciful,kindandhelpfulperson.A.YangMinfoundaninterestingpoemontheinternetaboutqualificationsfordifferentjobs.Readthepoemandunderlinethesimilesandmetaphorsinit.Ifyouwanttobe…IfyouwanttobeaspylikeJamesBond007,Youneedtobeascoolasacucumberandasslyasafox.andyouneedcastironnerves.simileIfyouwanttobeamodel,youneedtobeastallasatreeandeatlikeabird.IfyouwanttobeanactorsimilesimileAndamartialartsexpertlikeJackieChan,youcannotbeaweed.IfyouwanttobesuccessfullikeBillGates,youneedtohaveamindlikeacomputerandbeassharpasaspearinbusiness.metaphorsimilesimileIfyouwanttobeamagicianlikeDavidCopperfield,Youneedtomakepeopleseethatblackiswhiteandwhiteisblack.Ifyouwanttosucceedinlife,Youneedtobeashungryasalion.similemetaphorsimileB.YangMinwantstofindoutthemeaningofthesimilesandmetaphorsinthepoem.Helphermatchthesimilesandthemeta-phorswiththeircorrectmeanings.Answers:1—f2—j3—g4—I5—c6—b7—e8—d9—a10—hTaskDiscussingroupoffourandwriteapoemorastoryorashortpassageusingthefigurativelanguage(simileandmetaphor)welearnttoday.Thenshareyouroutcomewithyourclassmates.Goodbye!
