Today we learned about what a simile and metaphor are through exploring the poem "I Asked the Young Boy Who Cannot See."
A simile is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" while a metaphor compares two things without these two words. Using the poem as inspiration, we wrote our own color poems as a group today!
Come check them out!
I asked the little boy who cannot see,
“And what is color like?”
“Why, green,” said he,
“Is like the rustle when the wind blows through
The forest; running water, that is blue;
And red is like a trumpet sound; and pink
Is like the smell of roses; and I think
That purple must be like a thunderstorm;
And yellow is like something soft and warm;
And white is a pleasant stillness when you lie
And dream.”
A simile is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" while a metaphor compares two things without these two words. Using the poem as inspiration, we wrote our own color poems as a group today!
Come check them out!
I asked the little boy who cannot see,
“And what is color like?”
“Why, green,” said he,
“Is like the rustle when the wind blows through
The forest; running water, that is blue;
And red is like a trumpet sound; and pink
Is like the smell of roses; and I think
That purple must be like a thunderstorm;
And yellow is like something soft and warm;
And white is a pleasant stillness when you lie
And dream.”