Definition
What is the definition for simile?
Comparing 2 or more things USING like or as. For example: Her hair is as red as a fire! (They are comparing red hair and fire)
Is this a hyperbole? - (Yes/No) - My mom told me 1 million times to clean up my room!
Yes - it is a hyperbole! (she didn't actually tell you a million times)
onamonapia or Hyperbole?
BOOM! The firework exploded across the air!
Onamonapia because of the BOOM!
What is the definition for alliteration?
Making a sentence where almost every word starts with the same letter or beginning consonant sounds. For example: Sally Sells Seashells by the Sea Shore.
Is this a simile? - (Yes/No) - When I got out of the pool I felt as cold as ice!
Yes - this is a simile because it uses as to compare (you and ice)!
Personification or Simile?
The trees danced in the night breeze.
Personification because trees can't dance.
What is the definition for personification?
Giving non human things human traits. For example: The seaweed danced in the water.
Is this a metaphor? - (Yes/No) - The crow was as black as night!
No - because it used as. As means its a simile!
Simile or Metaphor?
The calm lake was a mirror.
That was a metaphor because it DIDN'T use like or as!
What is the definition for metaphor?
Comparing 2 or more things WITHOUT like or as
Is this personification? - (Yes/No) - The trees danced in the wind.
Yes - this is personification because trees can't actually dance in the wind.
Personification or onamonapia?
The plane jumped across the air!
This is a personification because planes can't actually jump though the air.
What is the definition for onomatopoeia?
An action word like BOOM! POW! SPLASH!!!
Is this a metaphor? - (Yes/No) - The snow is a white blanket over the grass.
Yes - it is a metaphor because it's comparing without using like or as. (comparing snow and a blanket)