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Similes and metaphors

Published on Nov 22, 2015

Poetry: Similes and Metaphors

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Similes and metaphors

Figurative Language
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similes

comparing two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as"

metaphor

comparing two unlike things by saying one thing IS the other
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listen and watch

for examples
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80's style

examples first
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recent examples

from pop culture
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Credits

  • Dead or Alive: You Spin Me Round
  • Pat Benatar: Love is a Battlefield
  • Miley Cyrus: Wrecking Ball
  • Forrest Gump
  • State Farm Commercial
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credits

  • The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow
  • Bruno Mars: Treasure
  • One Direction: One Thing
  • Thanks YouTube
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