Figurative Language Lesson, Grades 6-8: Extended Metaphor

One comparison, carried line after line: how do you read a metaphor that never stops? In about 40 minutes, students learn that an extended metaphor keeps the same comparison going over several lines or a whole poem, and practice charting what each part of the comparison stands for.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on every slide
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Poem Page, 1 page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers and "look for" notes on the open items
• Print-all PDF, 7 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Poem Page, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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