We discussed how to think about figurative language. Using the example, "Michael is a rock" we discussed the steps to take in thinking about what this means.
1. What is a rock? What are its qualities?
2. How do these qualities relate to the context of the poem or story?
3. Rocks are hard, strong, heavy, etc.
4. If the context is dicussing Michael's physical strength, the metaphor is telling us that Michael is tough or very strong.
We then practiced this process in our poetry packets, figuring out given similes.
Tomorrow we will go over the poem read in class on Friday.
