Column 1
"Hope is the thing with feathers"
What is it?
A metaphor
"O my love is like a red, red rose"
What is it?
a simile
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow."
What is this group of lines called?
a stanza
"My backpack weighs a ton."
hyperbole.
"Bang! The fireworks exploded in the sky."
What is it?
onomotopeia
"The wind whispered through the trees."
What is it?
Personification
"The soft blanket felt warm against my skin."
What is it?
Imagery
"The baby was as quiet as a mouse."
What is it?
metaphor
"Leaves fell softly to the ground
Spinning gently without a sound
Autumn painted every tree"
What is it?
personfication
"Tick-tock, tick-tock echoed through the room."
What is it?
onomatopoeia
"I looked outside today
The clouds were dark and gray
Rain tapped upon the glass."
What is it?
metaphor
"Tiny raindrops tapped against the roof."
What is imagery?
"The freezing rain slapped against my face as lightning flashed overhead."
What is it?
Imagery
"The angry thunder growled above
Rain raced wildly down the street."
1. personfication
2. alliteration
"My backpack weighed a thousand pounds
I dragged it like a giant boulder."
1. Hyperbole
2. Simile
"The ocean was a giant mirror
Tiny turtles tiptoed toward the tide."
1. metaphor
2. alliteration
"The cafeteria was a battlefield at lunch
Voices exploded like fireworks
Chatter bounced off the walls."
1. metaphor
2. simile
3. personification
"The popcorn exploded with a pop-pop-pop
Its buttery smell hugged the air
The line stretched a million miles."
1. ontomotopeia
2. personification
3. hyperbole
The classroom was a jungle today
Students buzzed like busy bees
Giggles bounced around the room
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Personification
"The giant pizza was so huge it covered the entire city while the cheese danced across the sky like clouds."
There are three figurative examples. What are they?
1. hyperbole
2. personification
3. simile