Definitions
comparing 2 things without using like or as
What Is a metaphor?
The moon looks like a pearl.
What is a simile?
Simile
What is “She was a red as a tomato.”
The repetition of beginning sounds
What is alliteration?
The wind whispered to me.
What is personification?
Alliteration
What is “sally sold some seashells.”
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is a hyperbole?
Methaphor
What is “M y hands were icicles because its cold’
Comparing 2 things using like or as
What is a simile?
Mr. Hawkins has a heart of gold.
What is a metaphor?
Oxymoron
What is “the living dead?”
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects
What is personification?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
What is alliteration?
Personification
What is “the alarm clock yelled.”