METAPHORS

A FIGURE OF SPEECH A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO

THINGS

Examples

• This bag is a feather.• He is the sunshine of my life.• Our teacher planted some ideas in us for this

project.• The naughty boy often apes his brother.• The Mathematics teacher drums the formulae

into our head everyday.• She was thunder struck to see the fire in her

kitchen.

Metaphors and Meanings1. This bag is feather. feather = very light2. He is the sunshine of my life. sunshine = joy3. Our teacher planted some ideas in us for this

project. planted = give input4. The naughty boy often apes his brother. apes = imitates 5. The mathematics teacher drums the formulae

into our head everyday. drums = repeats6. She was thunder struck to see the fire in her

kitchen. thunder struck = very shocked

More Metaphors

• My younger sister is the apple of my father’s eye. the darling

• Azam is a book-worm who likes to be among his books. always studying

• All the children look rosy today because they are going for a picnic. cheerful

• Suzana is giving me a cold shoulder. ignoring the person

#to give a hand to help others in need#add some spice extra excitement#pay a high price to suffer because of something you have done #bull in a china shop a person who moves in a rough or clumsy way#right to the heart of the matterstraight to the point#plain sailing something very easily done#on their toes to keep someone occupied#hand in glove work closely with someone#sell like hot cakes something that sells quickly#blows his own trumpet to praise himself/herself

Prepared by:

• Mansor Bin Esa• English Language Teacher• SK Padang Jawa, Shah Alam