Name:                         Date: Metaphors Worksheet (Meanings Part 2)
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things. Often times it uses the word “is.”
Directions: For each metaphor given blow, write what you think it means.
Example A: Thoughts are a storm, unexpected
someone may have many unexpected thoughts at anytime

1.His hair is a white snowflake and his hair is a messy haystack-

2.He tried to help but his legs were wax-

How does the author's purpose affect his or her text structure

In the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase, dunbar could be implying that

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?