Observation 4

1.) Objective: Students will work in groups of four to identify similes and metaphors in pop culture songs that will be provided to each group.

2.) Bloom's Taxonomy:  This objective meets the analysis level of Bloom’s Taxonomy because students break down pop culture music to identify similes and metaphors. Throughout discussion, students are also connecting the metaphors to real experiences that may have occurred in their own lives.

3.) Quiz: (See Below)

NAME___________________________                                  DATE____________________________

SIMILES & METAPHORS QUIZ #1

PART 1 (each worth 1 point): Circle the best option.  

1.) SIMILE:

a.  A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared

b. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol

c. The repetition of the same sounds in a text

d. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect

2.) METAPHOR:

a. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect

b. The repetition of the same sounds in a text

c. One thing conceived as representing another; symbol

d. A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared

3.) The lettuce was as crisp as an early fall morning.

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

4.) The sisters are like two peas in a pod.

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

PART 2 (each worth 3 points): Create 1 metaphor and 1 simile of your own based on the image provided.

  

Metaphor:

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Simile:

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BONUS!

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In the song below, circle the similes and underline the metaphors.

 “Wrecking Ball”

By: Miley Cyrus

I came in like a wrecking ball    (Simile)

I never hit so hard in love (Metaphor)

All I wanted was to break your walls (Metaphor)

All you ever did was wreck me (Metaphor)

(Each correct answer is worth 1/2 a point with a possible total bonus score of 2)