In order to make the Year 2 children understand how to write figurative sentences more clearly and concretely, I will try to use simple and easy-to-understand language and vivid examples to explain in detail. Let's get started!
1. Choose the two things you want to compare
First, we need to be clear about what we want to describe (ontology) and what we want to compare with (metaphor). There needs to be some kind of resemblance between these two things so that a vivid metaphor can be formed.
1.Determine the ontology
The ontology is the thing you want to describe. For example, you want to describe clouds, your brother's cheeks, your mother's laughter, the stars at night, or your father's back. When choosing an ontology, you can think about what you are interested in or find special around you.
2.Look for metaphors
A metaphor is the thing that is used to metaphorize the ontology. It's usually something that we're familiar with and easy to understand. For example, we can use marshmallows as a metaphor for clouds, because they are all soft. When choosing a metaphor, you can use your mind to think about what is similar to the ontology.
2. Find out their similarities
Once we have identified the ontology and metaphor, we need to find the similarities between them. This is the soul of a figurative sentence and the key to making it lively and interesting.
1.Observe the characteristics of ontology and metaphor
We need to take a closer look at the ontology and the metaphor to find the similarities between them. For example, clouds and marssimas are soft and fluttering; My brother's cheeks and ripe apples were red and round.
2.Distill the similarities
On the basis of observation, we need to refine the similarities between the ontology and the metaphor. This similarity can be similarities in shape, color, sound, feeling, etc. For example, in the figurative sentence "the clouds are as soft as marshmallows", the similarity is "soft".
3. Connect them in simple language
After finding the similarities, we can connect the ontology and the metaphor in simple language to form a complete figurative sentence.
1.Use figurative words
We can use words such as "like", "as if", "as if", etc., to connect the ontology and the metaphor. For example, in the figurative sentence "the clouds are as soft as marshmallows", "like" is the connective.
2.Adjust the word order to make the sentences flow
When connecting the ontology and metaphor, we should pay attention to adjusting the word order so that the sentence reads smoothly and naturally. For example, in the figurative sentence "My brother's cheeks are red like two ripe apples", we first write the characteristic of the ontology "red puffy", and then use "like" to connect the metaphor "two ripe apples".
Fourth, write more and practice more to cultivate a sense of language
If you want to write a good figurative sentence, in addition to mastering the above three steps, you also need to write more and practice more to cultivate your sense of language.
1.Read more excellent figurative sentences
We can read more excellent figurative sentences and learn from other people's writing and thinking. For example, in the figurative sentence "Her smile is as warm as the spring sunshine", the metaphor "spring sunshine" is a very apt description of the warmth and beauty of the "smile".
2.Try to write figurative sentences on your own
On the basis of reading, we can try to write some figurative sentences on our own. You can start with the things around you, such as describing the blackboard in the classroom, the lawn on the playground, the sofa at home, etc. Through continuous practice, we will gradually master the writing of figurative sentences and develop our own sense of language.
In short, it is not difficult to write a good figurative sentence, as long as we master the correct methods and skills, and put them into practice to write more and practice, we will definitely be able to write vivid and interesting figurative sentences! Hopefully, this article will be helpful to the second graders! Come on! ✨