Silent Read personal books 20 min. Final Review - Pangaea - 158/159 Text - Sightlines 9 on Teacher desk. Review - Metaphor - Student NOTES to copy: A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object, idea, or action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain or illustrate it by saying it is something else. Instead of using “like” or “as” (which would make it a simile), a metaphor states that one thing is another to draw a symbolic comparison. In Sally Ito’s poem Pangaea , the poet employs metaphors to explore themes of unity, separation, and collective memory. The title itself, Pangaea , refers to the supercontinent that existed before the landmasses drifted apart—a powerful metaphor for a time of wholeness and connection. One notable metaphor in the poem is: “We are all from the same continent, from the same void of disturbed memories.” Next Task: Notes: New Piece - Page 10 - Lambs to the Slaughter by Ronald Dahl. Video of reading of the piece - H...
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