Simile or Personification?
Shes like the wind
Simile
I'm gonna need you to pump the brakes on that attitude!
Idiom
-stop what you're doing
Joey and Jane Jett dropped the dry cleaning off in June.
Alliteration
Repeated "juh" sound (Joey, Jane, dropped, dry, June)
The teacher was not ready for her students' astronomy lesson: she didn't planet very well.
Pun
Astronomy is study of space.
Planet= plan it
The character has a major choice to make that determines how the story ends.
Climax
The phone jumped around the table from its constant ringing.
personification
I went to the store and bought a bag of jumbo shrimp.
oxymoron
We need to eat the Easter brunch.
Assonance
Repeated "ee" sound: "we, need, Easter
I can't ever stay aay from a fresh plate of chocolate chip cookies- they are my kryptonite.
Allusion
Kryptonite= weakness; Superman reference
In this part of the story, the main characters and setting are introduced.
Exposition
After school, my teacher ran out the door as quick as lightning.
Simile
Mrs. Valencia's room is so cold, I could build an igloo in there!
Hyperbole
Will you still need me to fill your prescription for your hip pills?
Assonance
will, still, fill, pills
prescription, hip
Who stole the snacks from the cupboard?
-I donut what you're talking about.
-I hear that they were egg-cellent.
Pun
Donut= do not
egg-cellent= excellent
The lesson that the author wants the reader to learn for himself or herself.
Theme
Adam's dog is so covered in dirt that it is begging for a bath.
Personification
You were out of pocket for doing that.
Idiom
-your behavior was not okay
The only thing Gregory can gain from this assignment is a low grade for his lack of effort.
Alliteration
Gregory, gain, grade (the "guh" sound)
The sizzle of the frying eggs and the popping of the toaster woke me up from my slumber.
Onomatopoeia
These are the problems that take place during the Rising Action.
Conflicts
The fire licked the curtains as it climbed the walls of the house.
Personification.
My ice cream was freezer burnt.
Oxymoron
Will Sarah please talk to Cecelia about taking over the safari tours so that she can invite Cesar?
Alliteration
(Sarah, Cecelia, safari, so, Cesar- the "sss" sound)
Before the prom, the girl finally found the final piece to her wardrobe, the shoes. She protected them like they were her glass slippers.
Allusion
Referencing Cinderella
In the Three Little Pigs, this is the part of the story where the wolf climbs down the chimney and falls into the pot of soup.
Falling Action