Personification
What is personification?
Personification is associating a human attribute to inhuman things.
What is a hyperbole?
To exaggerate something;not intended to be literal.
What is an idiom?
An expression used to describe a literal situation but is not literal itself; usually involves exaggeration
E.g. raining cats and dogs
What is an onomatopoeia?
A words that mimics or represents a sound.
E.g. boom, roar, pop, etc.
What is the personification in this phrase?
Bonus: What is this song?
You start to freeze
As horror looks you right between your eyes
You're paralyze
Horror looks you right between your eyes
Thriller - Michael Jackson
What is the hyperbole in these lyrics?
Bonus: Who is the artist that sings this song?
Oh, her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they're not shinin'
Her hair, her hair falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful and I tell her everyday
her eyes make the stars look like they’re not shinin’
Bruno mars - Just the way you are
What is the idiom in these lyrics?
If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don't pretend that you don't want me
Our love ain't water under the bridge
Water under the bridge
What is the onomatopoeia in these lyrics?
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'm-a fight
Till we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop
Tick-tock
Choose which of the following sentences contains personification:
A. The bird choked on a stick.
B. The car screeched to a halt.
C. My alarm clock yells at me to go to band.
C. My alarm clock yells at me to go to band.
Choose which of the following sentences contains a hyperbole:
A. It’s so fluffy I’m going to die!!!!!
B. My aunt is a bit of a drama queen.
C. My siblings are so annoying.
A. It’s so fluffy I’m going to die!!!!!
Choose which of the following sentences contains an idiom:
A. The clock taunts me as I wait for school to end.
B. My mom has so many rules, she’s like a police officer!
C. Don’t worry about the test, it’s a piece of cake.
C. Don’t worry about the test, it’s a piece of cake.
Choose which of the following sentences contains an onomatopoeia:
A. Billy Bob Joe tiptoed across the floor
B. Mr. Johnson heard his tire go ‘pop’ while he was driving his truck.
C. The crowd roared with excitement.
B. Mr. Johnson heard his tire go ‘pop’ while he was driving his truck.