Simile & Metaphor

A simile is comparing two things using like or as. For example she got as red as a tomato. Similies are an important part of writing because it compares things making it more interesting. It makes writing more interesting and not boring.

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you'
Cause there's a spark in you?
You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
As you shoot across the sky
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
As you shoot across the sky
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
As you shoot across the sky
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
 KATY PERRY - FIREWORK 


AND

A metaphor is when you compare two things without using like or as. For example you could say hes a dog, your comparing a dog to a guy. I think metaphors are an important part of writing because it makes the writing more interesting. It also makes the writing funnier.

As long as you love me
As long as you love me
As long as you love me
[Verse 1]
I'm under pressure,
seven billion people in the world trying to fit in
Keep it together,
smile on your face even though your heart is frowning
But hey now, you know girl,
We both know it's a cruel world
But I will take my chances
[Chorus]
As long as you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
[Verse 2]
I'll be your soldier, fighting every second of the day for the dreams girl
You can be my Destiny's Child on a scene girl
So don't stress, don't cry, we don't need no wings to fly
Just take my hand
[Bridge]
As you love me we could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
[Big Sean]
I don't know if this makes sense, but you're my hallelujah
Give me a time and place, and I'll rendezvous, and I'll fly you to it,
I'll beat ya there
Girl you know I got you
Us, trust...A couple of things I can't spell without you
Now we are on top of the world, 'cause that's just how we do
Used to tell me sky's the limit, now the sky's is our point of view
Man now we stepping out like wow (Oh God)
Camera's pointed shoot,
Ask me what's my best side,
I stand back and point at you
You, you the one that I argue with,
I feel like I need a new girl to be bothered,
But the grass ain't always greener on the other side,
It's green where you water it
So I know we got issues baby true true true
But I'd rather work on this with you
Than to go ahead and start with someone new
As long as you love me
[Chorus]
As long as you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love, love me, love me
As long as you love me

JUSTIN BIEBER - AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME LYRICS

Our Rights

     The rights we have today we take for granted. Martin Luther King Jr in his speech Been to the Mountain Top said " And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as people will get to the promised land." King believed that everyone should be treated fairly, the way every human deserves to be treated. If Martin Luther King Jr walked in to my class tomorrow he would be disappointed.
     The way students treat each other with no respect would show him that he fought a battle he thought he won but is not over yet. Today students treat each other horrible. They call each other names and they disrespect teachers and everyone around them. They think there better than everyone and do not care if what they do or say affects someone. That is not what King wanted, he wanted people to treat each other kindly and with respect but as time goes on our generations gets worse.
     He fought so that everybody could go the same schools and come together. But if you look closely we still are segregated. Hispanics with Hispanics, blacks with blacks and whites with whites. We might go to the same school but segregation is still there. Our grades show that we do not take advantage of our rights. Most students are okay with just passing and do not want to go beyond that. They think of themselves as below white people still because we go to public schools. But that is not what King wanted.
     He gave it his all for us to have a better education but we do not appreciate it. A lot of people drop out because they do not want to keep trying but colored people back then would kill to go to a good school and learn. And we take what we got as a joke. Yeah we have rights but how many of us appreciate that? We dont because we were born knowing we had them. King and many others fought for them and even died for the rights we have today. If he walked in my class he would know that it is not over that kids need to be pushed so they could work harder and appreciate things. But he would know that there are a few who do know what they have and take advantage of it and those are the ones that will help the rest.

Hyperbole Homework

Hyperbole is an exaggeration of something like if you accidentally trip someone and they say they almost broke their neck and they only stumbled. Its stretching the truth like saying your tall when in reality your under average height. Hyperbole is important in writing because it makes it more interesting to read. Sometimes hyperbole's are funny and that's what you want to have the reader be entertained. Have the reader wanting to keep reading.


Easy come, easy go, that's just how you live
Oh, take, take, take it all but you never give
Should've known you was trouble from the first kiss
Had your eyes wide open, why were they open?
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked'
Cause what you don't understand is
I'd catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on a blade for ya
I'd jump in front of a train for ya
You know I'd do anything for ya
I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for you, baby
But you won't do the same
No, no, no, no
Black, black, black and blue, beat me 'til I'm numb
Tell the devil I said, hey, when you get back to where you're from
Mad women, bad women, that's just what you are, yeah
You'll smile in my face then rip the brakes out my car
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, yes, you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked'
Cause what you don't understand is
I'd catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on a blade for ya
I'd jump in front of a train for ya
You know I'd do anything for ya
I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for ya, baby
But you won't do the same
If my body was on fire
Ooh, you'd watch me burn down in flames
You said you loved me, you're a liar'
Cause you never, ever, ever did, baby
But darling, I'd still catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on a blade for yaI'd jump in front of a train for ya
You know I'd do anything for ya
I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for you, baby
But you won't do the same
No, you won't do the same
You wouldn't do the same
Ooh, you never do the same
No, no, no, no
BRUNO MARS - GRENADE LYRICS

Tone : The tone of the song is hurt. With everything he says you can tell he's done so much and got nothing in return.

Mood : The mood is sadness and regret because he would do anything for the girl but she doesn't feel the same way.

Meaning : The meaning of this song is to watch who you give your heart to. To be careful with who you fall for.