What is this device?
She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
Alliteration?
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that describes a sound and also mimics the sound when the word is spoken
The bodybuilder's arms were tree trunks.
Hyperbole
What is personification?
The giving of human traits to non-human things incapable of having those traits.
"May the force be with you."
Star Wars
She is like the sun so fair.
Simile
What is hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration
The book was a weight, it was so heavy.
Metaphor
What is the mood?
The emotional effect of a poem or a story.
"I'll never let go."
Titanic
Clouds are ships which sail the skies.
Metaphor
What is alliteration?
The repetition of beginning sound in atleast 2 or more words.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Mr. Brown can make thunder.
Onomatopoeia
What is an analogy?
The comparison of two things by explaining one to show how it is similar to the other.
"There's no place like home."
The Wizard of Oz
The trees were as tall as skyscrapers!
Hyperbole?
What is foreshadowing?
Hints that tell what may happen later in the story
Hey diddle diddle! The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Personification
What is imagery?
Words and phrases that help the reader visualise, or imagine what is happening, in literature.
"You're going to need a bigger boat."
Jaws
"I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless."
Assonance
What is assonance?
The repetition of sounds WITHIN a word, creating lines that ALMOST rhyme...but not quite.
Like King Arthur, he ruled with strength and wisdom.
Allusion
What is symbolism?
When words, items, or images represent an abstract idea or meaning.
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Spiderman