Contributor Robin Neal
For students, learning about metaphors and similes can sometimes feel like doing taxes on April 14. Or picking blueberries under a sweltering summer sun while wearing a corduroy three piece suit. One way to move beyond simple definitions of these terms is by playing a game that helps students understand the power of comparison and why using it well adds such style, life, and efficiency to our writing. The game is a simple one. Pair students and give them two random nouns to compare. They have five minutes to list as many similarities as they can.
For students, learning about metaphors and similes can sometimes feel like doing taxes on April 14. Or picking blueberries under a sweltering summer sun while wearing a corduroy three piece suit. One way to move beyond simple definitions of these terms is by playing a game that helps students understand the power of comparison and why using it well adds such style, life, and efficiency to our writing. The game is a simple one. Pair students and give them two random nouns to compare. They have five minutes to list as many similarities as they can.
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