Lesson 3: Creating Comparisons

You’re a million metaphors all at once –
A billion metaphors wouldn’t be too much.

You’re a lion
You’re a tiger
And Oz is full of munchkins.

You’re a flower
You’re a rose
And your grandma calls you pumpkin.

Like a comet
Like a star
Like a galaxy you shine.

You’re a mountain full of silver
And gold yet to be mined.

So stand up straight, soldiers.
We are trees with deep rich roots.

We are songs
We are symphonies
Drums, tubas & flutes.

Yesterday is mist
Tomorrow just a dream,
But today we will live in metaphor
We only need believe.

A Metaphor is a comparison that talks about one thing as if it were another. When your dad says, "Go get 'em tiger!" He's using metaphor to show how fierce you can be.

Poetry Prompt

If you want to use metaphor in a poem, think about creating a mask for yourself. Remember, you can be anything you want - real or imagined, plain or strange - be anything you want to be.




In metaphor masks
Everyone asks,
What sort of something
Can I be?

.....what sort of beast?

.....what sort of elf?








.....what sort of something can I be?

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