Imagery and Personification
Name 3 of the 5 senses you can use to enhance your writing.
Sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell
True of False:
Metaphors use "like" and "as".
Similes do not.
False
True or False:
Alliteration is the repetition of the same letter.
False. It is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words, not just the same letter
Which sentence is a hyperbole?
A) I’m really hungry.
B) I could eat a whole elephant!
B) I could eat a whole elephant!
The big brown bear bounced by the bush.
Alliteration
Which of the 5 senses is being used in this sentence?
"The scent of fresh-baked cookies filled the air."
Smell
Which one is a simile?
A) The classroom was a zoo.
B) The classroom was like a zoo.
B) The classroom was like a zoo.
What sound is being repeated in this sentence?
The quiet cat kept clawing at the couch.
C/K/Q sound
Which part of the following sentence is a hyperbole?
“I’m so thirsty, I could drink an ocean!”
"I could drink an ocean!”
The car was as fast as lightning.
Simile
What is being personified in this sentence?
"The angry clouds marched across the sky."
The clouds
What are two things are being compared?
"Anna's voice was music to his ears."
Anna's voice and music.
Name every word in this sentence that start with the same sound:
Sally swiftly sailed across the sparkling sea.
Sally, swiftly, sailed, sparkling, and sea.
What is being exaggerated in this sentence?
"The backpack was so heavy, it felt like it was filled with bricks!"
How heavy the backpack is.
I have a million things to do!
Hyperbole
Which of the 5 senses is being used in this sentence?
"The icy water made my fingers sting."
Touch
Change this simile into a metaphor:
“He is as fast as a cheetah.”
He is a cheetah.
Which sentence uses alliteration?
A) The playful puppy pounced on the pillow.
B) The cat chased the birds in the backyard.
C) The car raced quickly down the highway.
A) The playful puppy pounced on the pillow.
How did Alexander exaggerate how his day was going?
The alarm clock shouted at me to wake up.
Personification
The tree stood guard over the playground.
The tree danced in the breeze.
Create a simile about being happy.
I'm as happy as a kid in a candy store.
She was as happy as a dog with a new bone.
He was as happy as cat napping in the sun.
Make a sentence with alliteration about a snake.
The slippery snake slithers through the sand.
The snake slides around under the scorching sun.
Make a sentence about being sleepy/tired using hyperbole.
I haven't slept in months!
I'm so tired, I could sleep standing up.
I’m so sleepy, I could sleep through a hurricane.
The smell of fresh bread filled the air.
Imagery (smell)