Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define simile and metaphor and say how they differ. (Guide: “Comparison is how poems make the abstract concrete”; Practice questions 4 and 7)
- I can name the main subject and the comparison subject in a figure. (Guide: “The two subjects”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain that context decides which traits transfer. (Guide: “What transfers, and who decides”)
- I can explain why a difference between the two things can be revealing. (Guide: “Where the comparison does not fit”; Practice question 6)
Skills
- I can list associations of a comparison subject and choose the ones the poem supports. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 3; Practice question 2)
- I can track what transfers across an extended metaphor, line by line. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 3)
- I can explain what an image shows about the main subject. (Practice questions 3 and 5)
- I can write a short explanation of a metaphor with two quoted details. (Practice question 8)
Reasoning
- I can explain how the weather or setting words in a poem decide which traits transfer. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 4)
- I can explain what a final line adds to an earlier metaphor. (Practice question 9)
- I can replace “the poet uses a metaphor” with a sentence about what transfers and what it shows. (Guide: “Strong and weak statements about simile and metaphor”)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 2.6 study guide, Writing a paragraph about a poem, or return to the revision notes.