Similes/Metaphors
Rewrite this comparison as a simile: "He ran faster than a cheetah."
"He ran like a cheetah."
Define allusion
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature.
Define personification
Giving non human things human qualities
In a novel, a broken clock that never runs again appears whenever characters feel stuck in the past. Explain briefly what the broken clock symbolizes.
The broken clock symbolizes being stuck in time or an inability to move on from the past.
Give an example of how color can be a symbol
red-love
blue-sadness
yellow-happiness
Which two things are being compared in the simile: "The night was as black as a velvet curtain"?
Night and a velvet curtain.
"She opened the door and it felt like Pandora's box." What does the allusion suggest?
) Pandora's box — suggests releasing trouble or unexpected problems
Define hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration
Define: What is alliteration? Provide a short definition and a simple example of two words that use alliteration.
Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words. Example: "bright blue."
Define imagery in one sentence.
Words that appeal to the 5 senses
Define metaphor
A comparison between 2 unrelated things by saying one thing is the other (no "
like" or "as")
Give two examples of onomatopoeia you might find in a story about a thunderstorm.
"boom," "crack," "rumble," "patter"
Using hyperbole to show how hungry someone is.
I am starving
"The soft white sand warmed my feet as I stroll home after a sunny day at the beach" is an example of which literary device?
Imagery
B
Create a metaphor that describes a school as a place of growth
"The school is a greenhouse, nurturing young minds."
Identify the onomatopoeia in this sentence: "The bacon sizzled in the pan." What feeling or image does it create?
"Sizzled" — suggests hot, popping sound and makes food seem appealing/active.
Rewrite this sentence to include personification: "The old house stood on the hill."
"The old house yawned on the hill, its windows staring into the night."
This literary device repeats the same word or group of words at the start of successive clauses or sentences to create emphasis or rhythm. Name the device.
repetition
Read the line: "His hands smelled of engine oil and the porch boards creaked underfoot." Which images (at least two senses) does the author use to help the reader imagine the scene?
Images: smell (engine oil) and sound/touch (porch boards creaking); these evoke a gritty, worn setting.
"Her hands trembled like leaves in a storm."
Provide an example sentence that alludes to Greek mythology (not using the same examples above), and explain the intended meaning.
"He faced his own Achilles' heel when the test began." — Achilles' heel = weakness.
Identify the personification in this sentence: "The moon watched over the sleeping town."
The moon is given the human action "watched."
The town is given the human action of sleeping.
A story or poem where characters and events symbolize deeper, often hidden, moral, political, meanings, working on both a literal and a figurative level to teach a lesson or comment on reality.
allegory
Create: Write one vivid sensory sentence (use at least two senses) that describes a rainy school morning.
"Rain slapped the windows, the school bell dripped like a slow heartbeat, and wet backpacks left muddy prints on the tile."