Similes
The two words the make up a simile
What is "like" or "as"?
The trash reeked sour milk
Smell
In order to be considered personification, the item or animal must have what type of qualities?
Human like qualities
What is "exaggerates"?
boom, squeaky, buzzing, whisper
Hearing
The purpose of a simile
to compare to two things
The fly was buzzing behind my head
Hearing
What is being personified? The phone danced around on vibrate when calls came in.
What is "phone"?
What is being exaggerated? Winter break is taking forever to get here.
What is "how long winter break is taking to get here"?
Sticky, fuzzy, smooth, spikey
Touch
What is being compared? "The blanket is like a river of cotton"
What is "blanket" and "river of cotton"?
The orange glow of the sun melted into the fluffy clouds
Sight
What is personified? The sun smiled down on the playing children.
What is "sun"?
Which part is the exaggeration? I'm never going to do that again!
What is "never"?
Gloomy, bright, foggy, vibrant
Sight
Simile or Not a simile? The boy cried when his balloon floated up in the air.
What is "Not a simile"?
The warm breeze felt good against my face
Touch
What is personified? Fred pulled the whining guitar strings.
What is "guitar strings"?
What is the exaggeration? If my mom finds out, I'll die.
What is "I'll die"?
Juicy, sweet, bitter, spicy
Taste
What is being compared? "He sang as beautiful as a canary."
What is "singing" to "a canary's voice"?
A nice cold glass of tart lemonade
Taste
Personification or not personification. Tasha's kitten rubbed against her leg.
What is "not personification"?
What is being exaggerated? The police was going a thousand miles per hour!
What is "how fast the police is going"?
earthy, rotten, mouldy, pungent
Smell