Name:_____________________________Grade & Section: 11/12 Score:____________________
School:_____________________________Teacher:__________________Subject: Creative Nonfiction .
LAS Writer: JEFFREY R. SALAZAR .
Content Editors: ZYNAFE V. CAIJO ROMEL V. MAT-AN .
Lesson Topic: Figurative Languages – Simile and Metaphor Quarter 3 Week 2 LAS 1 .
Learning Targets: Create samples of the different literary elements based on one’s experience. .
(HUMSS_CNF11/12-Ib-d-4) .
Reference(s): McCarson,D. 2000.Activities Using Figurative Language for middle Grade Students.
[online] education.seattlepi.com. Available at:<https://education.seattlepi.com/activities-using-
figurative-language-middle-grade-students-3933.html > [Accessed 9 March 2021].
Figurative Languages – Simile and Metaphor
Writers employ figurative language with words and phrases that have a different literal meaning than the
idea they are trying to convey. When students interpret figurative language in literature, they develop critical
thinking skills, gain deeper comprehension and become more creative writers.
Figurative language refers to the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and
meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison.
Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind,
commonly it is used in comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
Metaphor is often poetically saying something is something else. An analogy is saying something is like
something else to make some sort of an explanatory point. You can use metaphors and similes when creating
an analogy.
Examples:
Simile: Metaphor:
1. You were as brave as a lion. 1. Her long hair was a flowing golden river.
2. They fought like cats and dogs. 2. Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at her.
3. Watching the show was like watching 3. The children were flowers grown in concrete
grass grow. gardens.
Explanation: The sentence number 1 is Explanation: The sentence number 1 is
simile, you were compared to lion using metaphor, her long hair was compared to a
the word “as”. flowing golden river without using the “like” or
“as”.
Activity 1: Tell whether the following statement is a simile or metaphor and explain your point.
Statement Metaphor or Simile Explanation
1. The ocean was a hungry beast.
2. The clocks were a ticking bomb.
3. The blanket was like a dear friend.
4. Because I was embarrassed my
face was as red as a ripe tomato.
5. He was a tornado, blasting his way
through the opposing team.
Activity 2: Using your own experience, describe these emotions using simile and metaphor.
1. Emotion: happiness
Simile: __________________________________________________________________________________
Metaphor: _______________________________________________________________________________
2. Emotion: fear
Simile: __________________________________________________________________________________
Metaphor: _______________________________________________________________________________
3. Emotion: Anger
Simile: __________________________________________________________________________________
Metaphor: _______________________________________________________________________________
4. Emotion: Excitement
Simile: __________________________________________________________________________________
Metaphor: _______________________________________________________________________________
5. Emotion: Sadness
Simile: __________________________________________________________________________________
Metaphor: _______________________________________________________________________________
