Onomatopoeia
What is Onomatopoeia?
Using sound words to make stories more interesting.
What is a metaphor?
comparing 2 unrelated things
What is personification?
Giving animals and objects human characteristics
What does alliteration mean?
repeating initial sounds over and over
What is the onomatopoeia in this sentence....The horse's hooves went clickety-clack on the ground.
clickety-clack
Which sentence is a metaphor? 1or 2
1. We suddenly sniffed sweet smells.
2. Love is battlefield.
2. Love is a battlefield.
Which sentence is a personification? 1or 2
1. He was as brave as a lion?
2. The book stared back at me as I studied.
2. The book stared back at me as I studied.
Which sentence is alliteration? 1 or 2
1. Five fat frogs followed me home.
2. She is a s cold as ice.
1. Five fat frogs followed me home.
What is the onomatopoeia in this sentence?
The gurgle in his throat was loud enough for the whole class to hear.
gurgle
Which one is a metaphor? 1, 2 or 3
1. Her perfume is as sweet as sugar.
2. When I'm bored, my mind is a prison.
3. The sun smiled as it shined upon us.
2. When I'm bored, my mind is a prison.
Which one is personification? 1,2 or 3
1. My stomach dropped like a stone.
2. Tommy took tomatoes today.
3. The bells sang as our sled sped over the hills.
3. The bells sang as our sled sped over the hills.
Which one is alliteration? 1, 2or 3
1. An apple tree talked to the trees about the leaves falling on the ground.
2. My dog's teeth are knives that tear at my hands.
3. Kevin the king koala was flying a kite in the kitchen.
3. Kevin the king koala was flying a kite in the kitchen.
Name three of your own onomatopoeia words.
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Fill-in the blank with a metaphor.
His _________ is a _________ of sunshine.
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Fill-in the blank with personification
The waves _______ her feet as she swam.
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Fill-in the blank with alliteration.
Milly the monster ________ _________.
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