Definitions
a comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
a comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"
Metaphor
In that city, it has been raining since the beginning of time.
Hyperbole
Identify the tone of the sentence:
No one was sure why the family got a puppy. The kids were allergic, and the yard wasn't big enough.
Confused
Curious
Etc.
What is my biggest pet peeve in the classroom?
Talking while I'm explaining something
the author's/narrator's attitude toward the subject
Tone
repeating of sounds. words, phrases, etc.
Repetition
Last night, I slept like a baby.
Simile
Identify the tone of the sentence:
She got a puppy, but I didn't care. My dog is better.
Annoyed
Jealous
Over it
Etc.
What show am I currently watching?
Never Have I Ever
An over-exaggeration
Hyperbole
The old floorboards groaned under the weight of the new piano.
Personification
Identify the mood of the sentence:
"The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on."
Calm
Peaceful
Soothing
Etc.
What was my least favorite subject in high school?
Science - CHEMISTRY
when human characteristics are given to non-human things
Personification
"The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer..."
Metaphor
Identify the mood of the sentence:
"Why, darling, I don't live at all when I'm not with you."
Romantic
Passionate
Loving
Etc.
Which statement is FALSE?
A. I set up my best friend and my lab partner in high school (they dated for TWO years)
B. I dyed my hair pink in high school, and my mom hated it so much that she took me to the salon to get it fixed
C. I fractured my foot at prom (I came to school that Monday in a boot)
B - dyed my hair pink
the reader's response toward the subject matter
Mood
What need has Death for a cover, and what winds can blow against him? He stands in his high house that overlooks the world.
Personification
Identify the mood in the sentence:
"The disease had sharpened my senses -- not destroyed -- not dulled them...I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth...How, then, am I mad?"
Uneasy
Distrusting
Stressed
Etc.
What was I learning how to do over the summer?
On rollerblades - grind on a rail