The Time Has Come.....For Similes And Metaphors

Similes

Similes are comparisons using the words "like" or "as." They compare two unlike things. The comparisons can be hyperboles at the same time because similes tend to exaggerate as well. An example is: She is as fast as a cheetah. 
Similes are important to writing because they are another literary device that make pieces of literature interesting. Similes compare two things or items and gives the reader hints on the what the writer is talking about. Similes can also help in describing what a character sees by making comparisons.

L-L-L-Love me likeLove Me LikeL-L-L-Love me like MONEYThe Wonder GIrls and Akon[Sohee:] Listen to me nowMy heart is screaming outI'm trying to show you how to touch meI'm not just a girl,I'm more precious than pearlsAnd i deserve all you got babe[Lim:] So if you're gonna hold meBaby dont let go of meGive me all you got I want everythingMy heart is a treasureOne that can't be measuredLet me teach you how to love me[Yenny:] Love me like moneyLove me like carsLove me babe love me babe wherever you areLove me up closeLove me from afarLove me babe love me babe wherever you are[Sunye:] Love me like moneyLove me like carsLove me babe love me babe wherever you areHold me like diamondsTreat me like a starLove me babe love me babe wherever you are[Akon:]Stop listening to your friendsThey just want your manMisery loves a little companyDon't feed into them liesWant you by my sideWhy is it so hard to trust me?Let go of your fears girlPromise I'll be here girlI won't let your heart skip a beatI'll take care of you if you take care of me girlsWon't ever leave you lonelyLove you like moneyLove you like carsLove you babe love you babe wherever you areLove you up closeLove you from afarLove you babe love you babe wherever you are[Sunye:] Love you like moneyLove you like carsLove you babe love you babe wherever you areHold you like diamondsTreat you like a starLove you babe love you babe wherever you are[Yubin:] Look boy I've been through some thingsSeen a little sunshine, seen a little rainMy heart's been through some painAnd I don't wanna go back through that againSo I'm letting you know upfrontIf you plan on being the oneListen to my instructionsCoz Imma teach you how to loveLove me like Love me likeHundred dollar bills, brand new wheelsLove me like Love me likeFresh new haircut, boy I need youLove me like Love me likeNew pair of kicks, ice on your wristLove me like Love me like Love me Love Love Love meOh~Yenny:] Love me like moneyLove me like carsLove me babe love me babe wherever you areLove me up closeLove me from afarLove me babe love me babe wherever you are[Sunye:] Love me like moneyLove me like carsLove me babe love me babe wherever you areHold me like diamondsTreat me like a starLove me babe love me babe wherever you areLove me babe love me babe wherever you areLove me babe love me babe wherever you are
The tone of this song is calm and earnest when both narrators decide to tell each other to love like money and cars (ect.). The mood is sad because the girl can't trust her "man." The guy wants her to trust him and he tries to explain. The meaning of the poem has to do with loving someone a certain way. Since this world is so materialistic, "love" goes to material things. So they say to "Love me like money. Love me like cars." This tells a person's loved one to love him/her more like the materials they love.

Metaphors are another way to make comparisons between two unlike things, but they are done without the use of "like" or "as." Metaphors can be used to describe anything. For Example: Naomi is a diamond. I compare a girl named Naomi with a diamond without the use of "like" or "as." Metaphors are important to writing because they help make comparisons and descriptions for literary works. They do the same as similes only they don't use "like" or "as."
 The Color Blue

Blue are the tears
On my saddest day,
Blue is the ocean
To wash them away.

Blue is the sapphire
That glows in the light,
Blue is the moon
that shines at night. 

Blue sounds like sad music
Mellow and low,
Blue is the bruise 
On my big toe.

Blue tastes like a hot meal
On a rainy day,
Blue is the feeling of 
A spring day in May.

Blue is the rhythm
Of beating drums,
Blue is the sound
Of annoying hums.

Blue is a very good
Color you see,
Blue is the rhythm
of you and me!

The tone of this poem is light and happy. Its mood is light and and blissful. The poem is about the color blue. It gives tons of metaphors about blue and how it is not a petty matter to the author. The color blue is compared to sounds and tears. There are a few comparisons made.

Dr. Martin Luther King's Legacy.........Today?

There have been many changes to our Civil Rights over the years and many students do not try to take advantage of it! In the speech that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the night before he was assassinated, he says, "...And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land." King knew he was not going to be there to see his dream come true. It was enough for him to share his dream and for all people to take advantage of it. If Dr. King were to come to school, he would think many students are not taking advantage of what he fought for and that many are rude to each other, treating each other as if they are not equals (or have equal rights).

First of all, there are many students who slack off during school, truly not caring about their education. The fact that we have integrated schools where we can get a better education should influence students to work hard, but it does the opposite. Students who skip school or class do not take advantage of their education that is a privilege because not every country around the world forces students to go to school. In other countries around the world, school is privilege not all have. It is for those who are better and the rest work off debt for their family, a debt that is truly not theirs to pay off. There are other students who are always there, but they choose not to do the work. They can sit there and complain about how lazy they feel and how they will not do the work. That is a reason  why Dr. King would be disappointed in students in the school.

Secondly, there are the students that have rude comments about someone or some people. Dr. King would frown upon this because he liked to solve problems peacefully. Students have racist or just rude comments on skin color. This is where bullying comes into play as well. The students act as if they are not equal and put each other down. On occasion, there have been times when students begin to fight, physically; the students end up suspended from school. For the last twelve years of his life, Dr. King peacefully protested against what he thought was wrong. He believed in equal rights and many did not, but it did not give him a reason to fight. Dr. King used his eloquent way of speaking to argue instead of physically fighting back. On the contrary, students do not use their words, but believe in using their fists.

As a final point, the way students speak, in slang, is not something Dr. King would want to hear. In my school, there are many students who speak in slang and do not use proper grammar. Dr. King was a passionate speaker and spoke in an articulate manner. His ears would probably deteriorate at the sound of so much slang coming from students' mouths. There are phrases they use in my school such as, "OD, You is...(instead of you are), epic fail," and many more. These are not phrases Dr. King would use or has used, when he was alive. In the "I have a Dream" speech, he used his way of speaking, (speaking eloquently) to talk about his dream on equal rights. Words no longer mean anything to these students because they can just use their own way of speaking to one another, slang.

To summarize, Dr. King would not appreciate the type of "discipline" many students at school live by. His ears would come off if he heard how students speak to one another and how they speak to teachers as well. King never believed in violence, he would be appalled to see how much violence surrounds the school and city. All of this revolves around how Dr. King spent his time to have equal rights among all and also knowing he would die before his dream came true, just to have students being unappreciative towards his hard work. Students not taking advantage of what he never had is very disappointing.

HYPERBOLE: ......IN POETRY

Hyperboles....Can You Find One?

A hyperbole is something that stretches the truth in a sentence. It can be very silly and extreme. It can be a simile or a metaphor, but exaggerated. It is an important part of writing because it makes everything sound interesting. It engages the reader and helps the reader understand any feeling that a character feels. For Example: When a character says,"I am hotter than fire. I have a horrible fever." This helps me imagine how sick the character is and helps determine if the character is sick at all. Hyperboles give exaggerations and make a story or a piece of literature comedic and funny.
First a modern type of poetry, a song named Fiction by the K-POP group named BEAST.

(I am so sorry, I know I get annoying with K-POP, but it is very hard to find songs and modern poetry with hyperboles. There are other literary tools and uses, but this is what I could come up with, so bear with me. These are the correct translations. Thank you. Enjoy!)


FICTION BY BEAST:

[DJ] I still can’t forget you
I still can’t trust everything
Even today I can’t send you away like this

[JH] I will rewrite it again, our story will not end
I will bury the fact that reality is seeping into my skin for now
I rewrite it once again, the start beginning with you and I smiling happily
In case you will leave me, the background is a small room without an exit.

[KK] I kiss you as if there is nothing wrong
I can’t leave your sweet presence
There is no such thing as an end for us
.

[HS] Like this again (Fiction in Fiction)
I can’t forget you (Fiction in Fiction)
I am writing the story that will never end in my heart
.

[YS] I will hold on to you (Fiction in Fiction)
I won’t let you go (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Even today, I’m in the story of you and I that hasn’t ended still, in Fiction
.

[KK] Right now, there are only happy stories here
The very happy stories of just the two of us (Different from reality)
Is written here, it’s slowly filling up

[HS] I run towards you and embrace you
I can’t never let you go from my embrace
There is no such thing as an end for us
.
[DW] Like this again (Fiction in Fiction)
I can’t end it (Fiction in Fiction)
I am writing the story that will never end in my heart.
[YS] I will hold on to you (Fiction in Fiction)
I won’t let you go (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Even today, I’m in the story of you and I that hasn’t ended still, in Fiction
.
[YS] I will say this again, one more time
Right now you are next to me
I’m believing like that
.
([DW]But Fiction)
[JH] I’m the writer who lost his purpose
The end of this novel, how am I supposed to write it
([DW] My own Fiction)
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I keep writing these 3 words
([DW]Everything is Fiction) Setting the warn out pen on the old paper strained in tears ([DW]Everything is Fiction)
This story can’t be happy or sad
.
[DJ] Right now I’m writing such a happy story
But it is all just a wish still
.
[DW] I’m happy (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
[HS] We are together (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
[DW] Now is the start (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
[YS] There is no end (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)

JUST TO BE SURE HERE IS T-ARA WITH HOLIDAY: (IN CASE THE SONG BEFORE IS NOT ENOUGH)

Holi holi day
Dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu
Loney loney day
Dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu

I spend the day mindlessly, busy running a rat race
Being busy makes me feel better because i don’t think about anything else,
Days like this are more comfortable

(oooh oooh)
Today is a holiday so tears keep falling
(oooh oooh)
Because i keep seeing your face

Holi holi day holi holi holi day
I think of you holi holi day
Loney loney day loney loney loney day
Tears fall because i miss you holi holi day

Dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu
Loney loney day
Dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu dduddu ddururu

I don’t want to stay home and i think but there’s no one to meet
Being alone feels better – i’ve never thought of anyone but you

(oooh oooh)
Today is a holiday so i’m already worried
(oooh oooh)
Because i keep seeing your face

I can’t sleep for a few days and nights, i can’t sleep even when day breaks
You you you linger around me, more more more the scars grow
You know me? You know my heart? Can’t you hear me call out to you boy?
Come back to that place (come on) come back to my side uh

Holi holi day

Now a classical poem by Robert Frost...:

Acquainted with the Night

I have been one acquainted with the night.

I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain.

I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.

I have passed by the watchman on his beat

And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;

And further still at an unearthly height,
A luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.

I have been one acquainted with the night. 

Robert Frost

All that is highlighted are hyperboles. Many do not seem like hyperboles, but you have to remember that they are exaggerations.

The tone of the first poem/song is sad and depressing in a way. The guy is writing about a story (that is fictional, that's why it is called Fiction.) where the girl has not left him. He is in his own fictional world and the story never ends. This is obviously a hyperbole (or two) because he cannot really make this a fictional world, it is reality and the story has to end. It has ended, since the girl left him.The mood it gives the reader is pity for the guy and sorrow because any person can leave us; we can feel very horrible about it. This song is about a guy who writes a new happy ending to the story of his love, a girl who, in reality, left him.

The tone of the second poem/song is sad, but lost as well. The tone is lost because the girl can't do anything without her love. The mood is, again, sad or sorrow because there are many who believe that they can't do anything without the love of a human being. (How convenient is it to have 2 love songs? Again sorry!)
The song is about a girl who loses her love and tries to fall into a daily routine of being busy and exaggerates how being busy is better than not being tired (she would rather be tired). Also, how she cannot sleep and how it feels like a holiday when she thinks of HIM.

The tone of the third poem by Robert Frost is kind of nonchalant and dull. The poem is about being used to the night, where this person has been around the night for so long that they are used to it. It is like being used to darkness and when the light comes, it is by surprise. The mood it gives off is not sad, but not happy. It is in a way indifferent, but it makes the reader curious about "the night." "The night" is a metaphor and it makes the reader wonder.