Define Me!
a phrase or opinion that is overused
cliche
Give an example of an analogy
Life is a rollercoaster!
The crazy blue cat cradled its friend.
Alliteration
He ran so fast, you could see triplets.
hyperbole
a common phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its individual words
Idiom
Create a short joke or riddle that uses a pun
I would avoid sushi if I was you. It tastes a little fishy.
Click, hiss, slither, pop
Onomatopoeia
Are you out of your mind?
Rhetorical question
compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as,"
metaphor
Write a sentence using alliteration
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
The chair sang its last song
personification
Frank was quiet as a mouse.
Simile
words with similar sounds to create a humorous or rhetorical effect
Pun
repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong
assonance
My aunt likes big red apples and yellow bananas. I prefer ham, or maybe toast with jam bam!
Cliche
Deafening silence
oxymoron
two opposite words are used together, such as "freezer burn"
oxymoron
language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes
Imagery
Explain the difference between metaphor and simile and give and example of EACH
Metaphor- a direct comparison / She has a heart of gold!
Simile- a comparison using like or as / Busy as a bee!
The big white clouds are fluffy marshmallows
metaphor
It's raining cats and dogs.
idiom