Definitions
Giving human traits to things that are not human
What is personification?
Idiom: Hit the books
What is to study?
The firecracker went POP!
What is onomatopoeia?
Peter picked petunias for his girlfriend.
What is alliteration?
He is a lion on the soccer field.
What is "He is like a lion on the soccer field"?
Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is simile?
Idiom: Spill the beans
What is to tell a secret?
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
What is hyperbole?
The lonely moon hung in the sky.
Her smile was like the sunshine.
What is "Her smile is sunshine"?
A series of words that begin with the same consonant sound
What is alliteration?
The sun yawned awake as the alarm screamed.
During class today, I felt like the clock chased the minutes away.
What is personification?
She was a beast in math today!
What is metaphor?
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
What is "He is like an encyclopedia of knowledge"?
Comparing two unlike things by saying one thing is another
What is a metaphor?
Metaphor: The teacher tried to calm the zoo.
What is "The teacher tried to calm down the rowdy kids"?
She was an island of calm.
What is metaphor?
I'm dead on my feet?
What is an idiom?
My teacher is a monster.
What is "My teacher is like a monster"?
What is idiom?
Idiom: Break the ice
I am going to lose my mind if I have to reiterate the directions AGAIN!
What is idiom?
She was an angry storm.
What is a metaphor?
Her comment was a dagger.
What is "Her comment was like a dagger"?