Definitions
Define Simile
A comparison of two unlike things, linked by the words “like” or “as”.
Buzz! Pow! Wack!
Onomatopoeia
That guy is as strong as a bull.
Similie
Roses are red, violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet, and so are you.
Rhyme
Define Personification
Attributes human characteristics to non-human beings and inanimate objects.
The rock is grey. The rock is grey. The rock is grey.
Alleriteration
He is a tiger.
Metaphor
He did not know he was barking up the wrong tree.
Idiom
Define Tone
Attributes human characteristics to non-human beings and inanimate objects.
I told you a million times to clean up your room.
Hyperbole
I can’t believe it’s snowing in June!
Irony
Rose is a real Einstein
Allusion
Define Connotation
You can think of connotation as something that is implied, not something that is directly said
The flowers danced to the wind.
Personification
The breakfast she was cooking filled the house with such wonderful aromas. I could smell cinnamon, fruit, coffee, bacon frying. The smells really were making me hungry.
Imagery
the robber's car crashed into a police station
Irony
Define Denotation
The literal meaning of a word.
I hope they realize how lucky they are to have me on their guest list.
Tone
Nearly skipping into the room, her face glowed as she showed her shining, beautiful engagement ring.
Mood
It was a dark and stormy night. The moon cast shadows through the branches as they swayed back and forth in the wind.
Mood