Extra Activity #3


This activity is related to the topic of literal and non literal language. This is related to metaphors, to understand this idea, let's watch the following video and then answer the questions below. 



According to the video: 

A metaphor is...
"An elephant in the room" is a way of saying...
The mother in Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son"....
You might like using metaphors when you write and talk because....
A simile is...


Post your answers as a comment. 

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  1. -A metaphor is a way to talk about one thing by describing something else.
    -"An elephant in the room" is a way of saying there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.
    -The mother in Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son" describes her hard life comparing it to a wrecked house you still have to live in.
    -You might like using metaphors when you write and talk because it’s a way to let you feel and know something differently.
    -A simile is a metaphor that admits it’s making a comparison.

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  2. 1. Metaphors are a way to talk about one thing by describing something else.
    2. "An elephant in the room" is way of saying that there is a very large issue that everyone is aware of, but nobody wants to talk about.
    3. The mother in Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son" is making a metaphor that compares a hard life to a wrecked house you still have to live in.
    4. You might like using metaphors when you write and talk because they give words a way to go beyond their own meaning.
    5. A simile in a metaphor that admits it's making a comparison.

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  3. A metaphor is a way to talk about one thing by describing something else.

    "An elephant in the room" is a way of saying there is an awkward situation.

    The mother in Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son" describes her hard life comparing it to a wrecked house you still have to live in.

    You might like using metaphors when you write and talk because they let you feel differently the meaning of words.

    A simile is a metaphor that admits it’s making a comparison.

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  4. A metaphor is... using an extraordinary situation and compares it to the original meaning.

    "An elephant in the room" is a way of saying... An awkward situation

    The mother in Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son".... compares her life and a old house which it means her life was not easy

    You might like using metaphors when you write and talk because....it gives them different context or situation which people can undestand better or entertaiment

    A simile is... kind of metaphor which makes you thing

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  5. 1. A metaphor is... : a way to talk about one thing by describing something else.

    2. "An elephant in the room" is a way of saying... : it is an awkward situation.

    3. The mother in Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son"... : describes how hard was her life and compares it to a wrecked house you still have to live in.

    4. You might like using metaphors when you write and talk because... : it gives different context or situations in which people can understand something.

    5. A simile is... : a metaphor that admit it’s making a comparison.

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