Following our recent work with metaphors, analogous situations, and synesthesia, create a description of any one of the voices we heard on the NPR radio broadcast. I offer a few of the initial voices below, though you may certainly add your own.
1) Morgan Freeman
2) Marilyn Monroe
3) Truman Capote
4) Patsy Cline
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Verbs and Metaphors
Verbs and metaphors make for INTERESTING, LIVELY writing.
Let's experiment with them by changing the following sentences, eliminating the "Be" verbs and using, instead, ACTION verbs:
1) I am 20 and I will be graduating from UIC this spring.
2) My friend is tall, and is a great volleyball player.
3) Running is my favorite sport and I have been doing it since I was 9 years old.
Next, let's explore the world of rich imagery and description, where writers work to make a subject more known and more exciting -- the world of Metaphor.
Following our class discussion of metaphor, offer an original example of an EXPLICIT, IMPLICIT, and EMBEDDED metaphor for each of the following subjects:
1) Someone's face
2) The sound of a water-sprinkler
3) The diligent work of an ant
Let's experiment with them by changing the following sentences, eliminating the "Be" verbs and using, instead, ACTION verbs:
1) I am 20 and I will be graduating from UIC this spring.
2) My friend is tall, and is a great volleyball player.
3) Running is my favorite sport and I have been doing it since I was 9 years old.
Next, let's explore the world of rich imagery and description, where writers work to make a subject more known and more exciting -- the world of Metaphor.
Following our class discussion of metaphor, offer an original example of an EXPLICIT, IMPLICIT, and EMBEDDED metaphor for each of the following subjects:
1) Someone's face
2) The sound of a water-sprinkler
3) The diligent work of an ant
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