The Hunger Games novel by Suzanne Collins includes numerous symolic images throughout to shed light on societal problems. This paper argues that readers accept these symbols readily because society responds well to visual representations, thanks to the constant flood of visual media. The major images in the book are bread, fire, roses, and the mockingjay pin, all of which underline the problems in Panem, the novel's society, as well as in our own. This paper connects the space between data on visuals in literature and the study of social issues in The Hunger Games to explore how Collins's visual metaphors advocate for social justice.
How Do You Feel? by Rebecca BenderThis is a literal (tactile) feelings book with lots of beautiful similes. Toad feels bumpy like the trunk of a gnarly tree. Duckling feels fuzzy like tall grass reaching for the sun. Rabbit feels silky like a web carefully spun.
similes and metaphors in the book the hunger games
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Figurative language used in The Hunger Games includes similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification. simile: A comparison of two things (that may or not be alike) using the words like or as. She is as busy as a bee.
Identifying, differentiating, and appropriately using metaphors and similes takes practice. But this practice can be made fun by teaching the concepts using activities. Grammar can be fun if inculcated through some activities and games. Hence, a few such activities for similes and metaphors have been given below.
For this activity, the learner needs to have a basic understanding of what similes and metaphors mean and how to use them in a sentence. This activity can be given as homework right after the concept of similes and metaphors is introduced in class.
The learner has to go home and prepare an introduction for themselves using similes and metaphors. When the learner gives this introduction in front of the class, the task of other learners could be to identify and differentiate between the similes and metaphors used in the introduction.
The class can be divided into groups of 4 and given 10-15 chits. The goal of these groups would be separate the metaphors from the similes. The task could be timed and the group per team to finish the task fastest and with the most accuracy can be given a reward.
For this activity, a sound system with speakers would be required. The learners would be asked to bring the recording of their favorite songs or poems. Those comfortable with singing the song or reading the poem in the class could do that as well. The goal of this activity would be to identify the metaphors and/or similes used by the singer or the poet.
Every song or poem uses figurative language, including metaphors and similes. Identifying and learning the same from the songs or poems they like could make the process fun and engaging for the learners. They could also learn some unique similes and metaphors during the activity.
For this activity, each learner would be required to write a poem or a story with ample use of similes and metaphors. When the learner reads their poem or story out loud in front of the class, the rest of the class would be required to identify the similes and the metaphors as well as differentiate between them.
Figurative speech can seem like a tough nut to crack but once understood, it can enhance the writing, speaking as well as reading experience of the individual. Just like other concepts of the English language like vocabulary, grammar, and even articles, similes and metaphors can be mastered in daily life by doing some regular activities as well. These can include:
Reading as a habit does not only help in learning what metaphors and similes are and how to differentiate between them but also in how to appropriately use them in sentences and even make up your own.
Creative writing gives the learners the opportunity to not only use well-known figurative speech, including metaphors and smilies but also make their own. They can make up a poem that is just one big metaphor or write stories that contain a lot of similes. Figurative speech can add flair to their writing and give them a chance to express their creativity.
There are several online games available that make understanding and using similes and metaphors easy and accessible. With the use of creative examples and bright and colorful graphics, these audio-visual tools take learning to the next level.
Metaphors and similes in a piece of speech or writing are like sprinkles on top of a cupcake. The message can be communicated without them, just as the cupcake can satiate hunger without the sprinkles. But, with figurative speech, the message becomes much more relatable, appealing, and effective.
Here are 50 beautiful sentences (okay sometimes more than one sentence) from 50 beautiful young adult books. I hope you enjoy the similes, rhythm, and lyrical word choices as much as I did making this list.
As is evident from the passage above, Collins uses figurative language (with similes and metaphors) to provide depth to her characters. The tone of the writing is gloomy and macabre, which matches the morbid themes of the novel. Several times, the author also presents the thoughts of the protagonist as an internal monologue.
I teach similes and metaphors together because they typically go hand-in-hand. This topic could honestly turn into multiple lessons for figurative language, but here is a good starting point! To start, I keep it simple by just introducing the two, and then we write the definitions in our flip book. I like to have students try to compare the same two things using both a simile and a metaphor to really help the concept stick.
When as is used as a preposition to introduce parallels of meaning (not being used as an adverb or adjective) as can introduce a metaphor. ex. As the sand quickly slipped away, before we could say so long brother he died with a rifle in his hand and a picture of his beloved Becky in his left breast pocket. "Sand" is used as a metaphor for time. A good test for this is to remove "as" from the sentence. If it still it still makes since it probably is a metaphor. Also, an entire work could be used as a metaphor. For example read E.E. Cummings' " she being Brand / -new (1926) Spoiler Alert! Driving a new car for the first time is a metaphor is having sex with someone their first time. Another great example is Shakespeare's Sonnet #4 "Unthrifty Loveliness." The best method that I have used is metaphors usually can have multiple meanings or be vague, while similes usually are straight forward. The most important rule I learned about literature is that there are exceptions to all rules. Think, what to you think the author trying to say. As long as it makes since to you it is yours; be willing to listen to others while they help you change yours or not. It is still yours and no one can take it away.
Both similes and metaphors are literary techniques used to compare two different things; however, they do so differently. A simile is a comparison that uses "like" or "as" in the comparison. A metaphor is a comparison that says something is something else. Examples: A simile--"He was like a lion in battle." A Metaphor--"Her smile was a bright light in a dark, dark tunnel."
The Hunger Games is a fictional book that describes the horrendous state of the current society. The author uses metaphors to describe the class distinctions in society as well as the opulence and extravagance of the rich. This paper discusses the class inequality and the role of the media and society in advancing class inequality comparing the book with the modern class differentiation.
The structure of the society influences the outcome of the hunger games. First of all, the poor people have higher probabilities to be selected for the hunger games since they trade food for the chance to take part in them. Secondly, the participants from the wealthy districts are well-fed and fitter than those in the poor districts.
The poor and the rich are united when watching the hunger games, which enables them to do something together. It is acceptable since the games are regarded as entertainment; people forget about the real aim and end results of the games. Such games are highly televised; the tributes are adorned in costumes.
At the end of the hunger games, the winner is interviewed; this is another source of entertainment for people. Just like in the reality shows, the winner is being applauded without any consideration of the tactics he or she used to win the game, in other words, whether it has been ethical or not. 2ff7e9595c