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A comparison of two or more unlike things using the words 'like', 'as' or 'than'.
A simile
Write a sentence including a simile.
Ex. The cat was as big as a lion.
What were the six books chosen for the literary circles?
Divergent, Hunger Games, Tale Dark and Grimm, The Unteachables, Charlotte Doyle and Refugee.
The large man was a boulder in my path. What is the figurative language device being represented in this sentence?
Metaphor
Hal hit the house hard with the hammer. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Alliteration
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Personification
Write a sentence including an onomatopoeia.
Ex. BANG! The door shut behind them.
Name two positive character traits and two negative character traits.
Cheerful and Creative / Lazy, Rude
That man is as large as a house. Contains what two figurative language devices?
Simile and Hyperbole
The wind blew in his ear. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Personification
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
Alliteration
Write a sentence using a hyperbole.
Ex. Josie's new friend is as skinny as a toothpick.
Did you walk to school this morning? This is an example of what kind of question?
Close-ended Question
BANG! SNAP! KACHOW! Are all examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
Look at all those mouths to feed. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Synecdoche
Hyberbole
Write a sentence using a synedoche.
A pair of consecutive lines in poetry that create a complete thought or idea is called?
A Couplet
Give an example of an idiom.
When David joined the military. Dad said he was swimming with the sharks.
Spill the beans, Jimmy. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Idiom
A reference to a person, place, event, or thing from literature, sports, history, movies or the arts.
Allusion
Write a sentence using a allusion.
Passage Picker and Discussion Director.
The flower danced in the wind as fast as a ballerina. What two figurative language devices does this sentence contain?
Personification and Simile
The bus was moving faster than the speed of sound. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Simile