Metaphor

Exercise

There is only one metaphor in each of the following sets of three sentences.

Identify it by underlining it in each case.Explain your choice.

1.He was like a devil.
He was the devil incarnate.
He was evil.


2.Her life was hell.
She led a miserable life.
She felt like she was living in hell.

3. All the world's a stage.
The world is full of actors.
The world is like a stage.

4. He was a great leader.
He was a very tall man.
He was a giant among men.

5. She was a rock of sense.
She was very sensible.
She was like a rock.

Here are two senses of metaphor:

A metaphor is the expression of an understanding of one concept in terms of another concept, where there is some similarity or correlation between the two. A metaphor is the understanding itself of one concept in terms of another. Metaphor Definition: Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison. Examples I am a rainbow "I am a rainbow" is a example of metaphor because it is comparing two nouns, a person, and a rainbow, but does not use like or as. I am not Anger "I am not anger" is an example of metaphor because it is contrasting two nouns.

Poetry.....

Euphemism...

May:


Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne

Choose the most inoffensive answer.

1. What is the condition when a man just cannot under-stand?

A. Empathy Deficiency B. Erectile Dysfunction

2. What is the condition when a woman talks non stop?

A. Verbal Diarrhoea B. Auditory Invasive Procedure C. Lip -o-suction

3. What is the condition when a person accidentally leaks secrets at inappropriate moments?

A. Information incontinence B. Loose vowels

Phrasal Verb...

Phrasal verb

verb + preposition/s
eg. : run down
run out of
run into

1. Guess who I ran _____at the club!
2.She's always running _______ her husband.
3.I need to go to the market.I've run ________of oil,meat and rice.

Put in a suitable preposition in each space.

1. Hundreds of people turned____in the rain to see the celebrity.
2.Most of my time is taken_____with answering the phone.
3.Don't be put _________ by the price,a cool $ 20,000.
4.Something funny is going __________.
5.I think she made________the whole story!
6.Not many people turned__________ for the last lecture.
7.Don't worry,you can count_________me.

THINKING AS A HOBBY by WILLIAM GOLDING

Classifying Thinkers (A summary of the previous text)
Answer the Questions:

1. Circle the thesis statement. How does Golding classify people?

2. Underline the topic sentence of each body paragraph.

3. How does the author describe 90 percents of the population? The remaining 9 percent? The final 1 percent?

4. Underline the examples used in the third body paragraph to describe "Grade-one thinkers."

5. What is the writer's opinion of Golding's essay? In which paragraph do you find this opinion?

6. What support (facts, examples) are used in the conclusion to argue the writer's point of view?


Cohen F Robert and Miller Judy "Reason to write -Strategies for success in academic writing"
Oxford University Press

Structured writing focus..

TASK: Write a 5 paragraph essay describing the best time or the worst time(past,present,or future)to be alive and why.

wORKING RETIred

Questions

1. What do the magic numbers of 18,21,35 and 65 represent in American civic life?

2. Why do some people work past 65?

3. What does the phrase " bursting with ideas"when he comes to work at the age of 86 implies about Mr. Harold Burson?

4. Give examples to show that American employees are workaholics by choice?

5.What is the tone of the writer when he mentions that "not working for a day is right up there with not murdering,not committing adultery and not stealing"?

6. What example is given to show that the grandparents of the present generation do not fit with the traditional stereotypical image of grandparents in the past?

7.Explain in your own words the sentence"it becomes clear that the traditional idea of "retirement"-with its gold watch,rocking chair,and golf course-is just about ready for retirement itself."