Simile, Metaphor or Analogy
Examples
Definitions
This and That
Stumpers...
100
Comparing 2 unlike things using either “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
100
The ants began their daily marching drill.
What is an example of imagery?
100
The perspective from which the story or poem is being told
What is the point of view?
100
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is an example of alliteration?
100
My stomach growled beacuse I was so hungry.
What is an example of personification?
200
Comparing 2 unlike things in which one thing is said to be the other thing
What is a metaphor?
200
A cold, wet winter in the early 1900's
What is an example of setting?
200
A moment of sudden insight a character experiences
What is an epiphany?
200
1st person— Tuesdays with Morrie
What is an example of the point of view?
200
The sea and sand were silvery white in the gleaming sunshine.
What is an example of alliteration?
300
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
What is an example of a simile?
300
The frail elderly woman could not see very well without her glasses, so the kind young gentleman escorted her across the street.
What is an example of characterization?
300
When a word phrase or line is repeated within the text which emphasizes or adds special meaning to the text
What is repetition?
300
The way the writer reveals the personality of a character
What is characterization?
300
"Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi..."Martin Luther King Jr.
What is an example of repetition?
400
A comparison of 2 things that show they are alike in a certain way
What is an analogy?
400
The lifeguard drowned in 3 feet of water.
What is an example of irony?
400
When an object or animal is spoken of as if it has human feelings, thoughts, and attitudes
What is personification?
400
Language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
400
They were like putty in his hands.
What is an example of a simile?
500
A puppy is to a dog: a kitten is to a cat.
What is an example of an analogy?
500
Walter planted peach trees to symbolize his love for his wife.
What is an example of symbolism?
500
Repeating of consonant sounds, generally at the beginning of words or words near each other in a sentence
What is alliteration?
500
Attitude a writer takes towards his subject, characters, audience
What is tone?
500
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
What is an example of rhyme?
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