Simile
What two words are usually found in a simile?
What are "like" or "as"?
What is an idiom?
A common phrase with a meaning different from its words.
Define hyperbole.
An extreme exaggeration.
What does personification give to non-human things?
Human traits.
A metaphor is a ________ comparison.
What is direct?
"She was as fast as a cheetah." What’s being compared?
The girl and a cheetah.
What does “break the ice” mean?
To start a conversation.
“I’ve told you a million times!” What’s exaggerated?
The number of times something was said.
“The wind whispered through the trees.” What’s personified?
The wind.
“The classroom was a zoo.” What does this mean?
It was noisy or chaotic.
True or False: A simile always exaggerates.
False
Is “It’s raining cats and dogs” literal or figurative?
Figurative.
True or False: Hyperbole should always be taken literally.
False.
True or False: “The car roared down the street” is personification.
True.
Create a metaphor about school.
Answers will vary (e.g., "School is a marathon.")
Make a simile about doing homework.
Answers will vary.
Explain the meaning of “hit the books.”
To start studying.
Create a hyperbole about eating lunch.
Answers will vary (e.g., "I could eat a mountain of fries.")
Write your own personification sentence about an object in your room.
Answers will vary.
Change this simile into a metaphor: “She’s as bright as the sun.”
She is the sun.
Identify the simile: “His voice was like thunder.”
“His voice was like thunder.”
Name and explain one idiom about emotions.
Answers will vary (e.g., “On cloud nine” = very happy).
What is the hyperbole in this sentence: “My backpack weighs a ton.”
“My backpack weighs a ton.”
Explain the personification in “The stars danced in the night sky.”
Stars are given the human action of dancing.
What is the metaphor in this sentence: “My brother is a rock.”
“My brother is a rock.”