Year 9 Poetry

There are many types of Metaphors. We are going to look at three types:
-Simple Metaphor

-Simile
-Personification

SIMILE


A simile is a comparison saying two things are like each other. The two things being compared have similar characteristics.

Similes use the words like or as.

FOR EXAMPLE:


He swims like a fish.

(Meaning he is such a good swimmer he is similar to a fish.)


She is as brave as a lion

(Meaning she is very courageous, just like a lion)

Write a simile poem

• The first three lines are similes.
• The fourth line is a describing line.
• The last line is the name of the subject

FOR EXAMPLE


Eyes like emeralds

Beautiful as jewels

Claws like sharp hooks

Prowling for the kill -
Cats

YOUR TASK:
Write two simile poems.
One about something that scares you. For example the dentist, a witch or a mean coach.

One about something you love. For example your pet or a family member.

Metaphors Part 2:

A Simple metaphor goes a step further than a simile.
Instead of saying two things are like each other, a metaphor states one thing is another.

For example:

Simile – The sun is like a golden coin.

Metaphor – The sun is a golden coin.

FOR EXAMPLE:


Simile – the moon is like a golf ball hit high into the night’s sky.

Metaphor – The golf ball moon has been hit high into the night sky.

SIMILE OR METAPHOR?

• The wind is a sprinter running across the fields.
• The sand was as hot as burning coals.
• A carpet of cloud covered the floor.
• As fast as a tiger the kitten attacked the toy mouse.
• Her hair of silken straw fell upon her shoulders.
• Like an elderly turtle the boy walked towards detention.
• The shoe laces snakes wrapped themselves around her feet.

EXTENSION
Extension – rewrite the above similes as metaphors.
Change the metaphors to similes.

METAPHOR POEMS: THE MOON
WHAT IS…THE MOON

It is a white dinner plate

On a tablecloth of darkness.

It is a mint lolly
That has rolled onto a navy carpet.

It is a blob of twink
On a sheet of black paper.

It is a night-light
Glowing on the wall of a dark room.

WRITE YOUR OWN MOON METAPHOR AND ATTACH TO THE CLASS SKY.

METAPHORS PART 3:

PERSONIFICATION is a special kind of metaphor. It is done by giving a non – human (or inanimate) object a human characteristic or quality.
For example:

The television yelled at me.

What non-human object is given a human characteristic or quality? What characteristic is given to this object?

FOR EXAMPLE:
The coach's voice slapped the naughty child.


What non-human object is given a human characteristic or quality? What characteristic is given to this object?



Note – you can personify parts of people such as their voice.

WRITING YOUR OWN PERSONIFICATION POEM


Choose a non-human topic

For example: Winter, a storm, your bed, a chair…


Give your topic

-Human actions

-Human body parts

-Human clothing

-Human moods and feelings

FOR EXAMPLE:
OLD COMFY ARMCHAIR

It grins and swallows me up,
warm soft arms embrace me as I sink into its cushioned lap.
Its warm pink overcoat feels smooth under my hand.
Kindness and love surround me.

SOUND

ONOMATOPOEIA
is a sound device.
It is important to listen to the SOUND of words.
Onomatopoeia is the use of words which creates the same sound as what it describes.

When you say the word it should sound like what it is describing.

For example:

Woof!
crack!
ping...
thud!
meow?
Remember - creative writing is about how it SOUNDS. Poetry in particular is meant to be read aloud.

Your Task:
Find an example of onomatopoeic words, and create comic book versions. Comics do onomatopoeia really well - they make it visual.

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