simile
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using "like" or "as
What is alliteration?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
What is personification?
Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.
Complete the simile: "As quick as a ____."
Flash
Identify the metaphor in this phrase: "The classroom was a zoo."
Find the alliteration in this sentence: "Sally sold sea shells by the seashore."
The repeated "s" sound in "Sally sold sea shells."
The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of what literary device?
Personification
She sings like an angel" is an example of what literary device?
Simile
Life is a rollercoaster" is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor
Which literary device is used in the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?
Alliteration
What is being personified in this sentence: "The waves danced along the shore"?
The waves
Write a simile using "like."
Answers will vary. An example might be: "The cake was as light as a feather."
Write a metaphor.
Answers will vary. An example could be: "He is a shining star."
Write a phrase using alliteration.
Answers will vary. An example could be: "Big blue balloons."
Write a sentence with personification.
Answers will vary. An example might be: "The sun smiled down on us."