Storm in a Cup

Storm in a Teacup

L.I. - The use of simile and metaphor in a poem

Read the poem

Complete these sentences:

A simile is… something that compares to things using like or as. √

A metaphor is... when you say a place, animal or a thing is something else. √

Identify the simile - Zoom goes the spoon like a sliver typhoon. √

Identify the 3 metaphor -  1. The little round boats topple and sink.

2. Marshmallow beats on a chocolate sea.

3. Spreading pink debris through my drink.  √

Think of an everyday object that has some moving parts e.g. a clock

sink

Toilet

Shower

Tap

Write your own poem describing the object using a mixture of simile and metaphor.  Keep it simple and short.

The paint brush

dives into the paint

splashes and sploshes

all over the place.

Nicely

Out comes the brush

not in a hurry, not in a rush like a snail playing a game of candy crush.

The bristles on the brush fill with colour

as put upon the surface

it glides up and down

leaving a beautiful red mess on my piece of paper.

This is my reading activity I found it really easy because I didn't have to do a long poem.