A metaphor is a comparison between two things but there is no like or as to identify it. The metaphor joins the two things in one e.g. All the world's a stage. The two things become one.
Shakespeare uses lots of metaphors. Sonnet 73 uses the seasons as a metaphor for age.
On a straight forward level there is spring for youth etc. Divide the sonnet up. Ask the students to put it in the right order and ask them to tell you what the metaphor is - don't tell them that its the seasons - they should tell you.
Ask them to pick one of the elements of the metaphor and explain why its effective.
Ask students to create their own metaphors for youth.
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