Complete the figurative language
Simile: As brave______ a lion.
as
The clock demanded to be heard, as it rang out the time.
personification
Create a simile comparing school to an amusement park.
Option: “School is like a rollercoaster.”
Define a simile.
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
This punctuation mark goes at the end of a complete sentence.
What is a period?
Simile: Her smile was ___ the sun.
like
He's as fast as a cheetah.
simile
Create a metaphor about someone in the class
Option: Miss Jackson's hair is a rats nest.
Define a metaphor.
A comparison saying one thing is another.
You use this punctuation mark to separate items in a list, after introductory words, and in compound sentences.
What is a comma?
was
She is a shining star.
metaphor
Create a hyperbole about homework.
Option: “I have a mountain of homework tonight.”
Define personification.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
This punctuation mark is used to introduce a list, quotation, or explanation.
What is a colon?
Personification: The wind ____ through the trees.
whispered, howled, sang...
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
Create a personification about winter.
Option: “Winter wrapped the world in icy arms.”
Define hyperbole.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Which is correct: This word is used to compare things: “She is taller than/then him.”
What is than?
Personification: The lights _____ across the sky.
danced, ran, jumped...
The thunder grumbled angrily at the sky.
personification
Create a personification about a pencil
Option: The pencil laughed at me as it twitched in my hands.
Define figurative language in general.
A way of using words beyond their literal meaning to create imagery, comparisons, or emphasis.
Which is correct: The loss of her job had a great affect/effect on her.
What is effect?