Definitions
The same sound over and
over. Repetition of the same
initial sound.
Alliteration
What is a simile?
Comparing two unlike things using words like or as.
She is as tall as a giraffe.
Simile
Baby, you’re a firework
Metaphor
What is the April birthstone?
Diamond
Human qualities are given to nonhuman objects
Personification
What is symbolism?
When an object represents an idea or quality.
Sally Sells Seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
Bang! Pow!
Onomatopoeia
Which country did the Easter Bunny tradition originate from?
Germany
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
What is onomatopoeia?
Sound words
My backpack weighs a ton.
Hyperbole
Jumbo Shrimp
Oxymoron
What is the Sunday before Easter called?
Palm Sunday
Comparing 2 unlike things NOT using the words like or as. Saying one thing is another thing.
Metaphor
What is imagery?
Description that appeals to the five senses.
Break a leg.
Idiom
Opportunity knocked on his door.
Personification
Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf are all characters in what animated movie?
Frozen
A figure of speech that combines opposite or
contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Oxymoron
What is an idiom?
A phrase that means something else than what it literally says. EX: It's raining cats and dogs.
You're such a Grinch!
Allusion.
The sweet smell of freshly baked bread filled the air
Imagery
The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland