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The Kitchen Is a Zoo

Metaphors: saying one thing is another

Lesson 2
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Chef Polpetta

A metaphor says one thing is something it is not. The reader has to see what they share.

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Tick the metaphor

aMy brother is a nurse.My brother is a night owl.metaphor
bThe moon was a silver plate.The moon was like a silver plate.metaphor
cThe lake was as smooth as glass.The lake was a sheet of glass.metaphor
dHer words were knives.Her words were unkind.metaphor
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Find the 3 mistakes

The market is a rainbow of fruit. The heavy melons are feathers. The fishmonger's booming voice is a whisper. The cheese is a stink bomb. The slow old baker is a rocket.
Two metaphors already work. Find the ones where the two things share nothing.
Write the corrections here
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The Kitchen Is a Zoo

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Now you write

☆☆☆
a Which endings make a good metaphor? The noisy classroom was …
Tick 2a zooa beehivea librarya pillowa whisper
Now write your own ending:
b Which endings make a good metaphor? The freezing playground was …
Tick 2a fridgean ice rinkan ovena beacha bath
Now write your own ending:
c Which endings make a good metaphor? My cosy bed is …
Tick 2a clouda nesta bricka cactusa fridge
Now write your own ending:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I wrote two metaphors for the menu! Gino is a waiter. The soup was like lava. Two metaphors! Perfetto, no?

Tell Polpetta why neither is a metaphor, then turn the soup one into a real metaphor.
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