What is a metaphor and why do
we need them anyway?
we need them anyway?
Poetry and songwriting are often compared together because they use
some of the same language arts skills. The Metaphor is one of the
strongest tools a songwriter has to communicate with the listener.
Metaphors are language that directly compares seemingly unrelated
subjects.
Lets take a look at what a metaphor is and what it does in poetry.
Now that you understand what a metaphor does, lets look at a worksheet
to and explore how it works.
Please print a copy of the worksheet 1 listed below, Only do
worksheet 2 if Mr. Quinn asks you to do it. Collect it from the
printer and work on it back at your desk:
Link to metaphor worksheet
Link to Metaphor sheet 2
Complete your metaphor worksheet and place it in your work
folder.
Lets take a look at how song writers use metaphor to write better lyrics for
a song. Metaphors are not easy to create and good ones are really
hard to come up with. Learning to create them is really important to
making good song lyrics.
Please take a moment to read a section from a book by Pat Pattison, a
professional song writer who teachers at the Berkley College of Music.
Read from the start of the page until you see the section labeled:
Playing in Keys
MAKING METAPHORS
Chapter 2 of Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison
Please complete the following work on a sheet of notebook
paper to work out your ideas. Once you have your ideas the way
you want them email me your final answers for the following:
1. Take a look at the lyrics to Will Smith's "Wild Wild West". and
find two examples of metaphors he used in the song. Copy them
down on your paper
Example 1 _______________________________________________
Example 2 _______________________________________________
2. Complete the statement by filling in the blank. Think about
what you would compare life to and then fill in the blank with your
own words using a metaphor.
My life is like ____________________________________________
You can find a short cut to the email page by following this
link. A new window will open to allow you to type our
answers to me.
some of the same language arts skills. The Metaphor is one of the
strongest tools a songwriter has to communicate with the listener.
Metaphors are language that directly compares seemingly unrelated
subjects.
Lets take a look at what a metaphor is and what it does in poetry.
Now that you understand what a metaphor does, lets look at a worksheet
to and explore how it works.
Please print a copy of the worksheet 1 listed below, Only do
worksheet 2 if Mr. Quinn asks you to do it. Collect it from the
printer and work on it back at your desk:
Link to metaphor worksheet
Link to Metaphor sheet 2
Complete your metaphor worksheet and place it in your work
folder.
Lets take a look at how song writers use metaphor to write better lyrics for
a song. Metaphors are not easy to create and good ones are really
hard to come up with. Learning to create them is really important to
making good song lyrics.
Please take a moment to read a section from a book by Pat Pattison, a
professional song writer who teachers at the Berkley College of Music.
Read from the start of the page until you see the section labeled:
Playing in Keys
MAKING METAPHORS
Chapter 2 of Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison
Please complete the following work on a sheet of notebook
paper to work out your ideas. Once you have your ideas the way
you want them email me your final answers for the following:
1. Take a look at the lyrics to Will Smith's "Wild Wild West". and
find two examples of metaphors he used in the song. Copy them
down on your paper
Example 1 _______________________________________________
Example 2 _______________________________________________
2. Complete the statement by filling in the blank. Think about
what you would compare life to and then fill in the blank with your
own words using a metaphor.
My life is like ____________________________________________
You can find a short cut to the email page by following this
link. A new window will open to allow you to type our
answers to me.
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Grades 2, 3, 4 click here for assignments that replace the metaphor lesson