It's Like What?
"She was as brave as a lion." What is this an example of?
simile
"Time is a thief." What is this an example of?
a metaphor
"The wind whispered through the trees." What does this sentence show?
Personification
"I gave my mom a present."
Is the verb transitive or intransitive?
"The thunder boomed in the distance."
Boomed
How would you define a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as."
A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things without using "like" or "as." is what?
Metaphor
A literary device where animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts are given human traits is called what?
Personification
In the sentence "She gave her friend a gift," what is the direct object?
gift
What are the questions to ask to determine whether or not there is an indirect object?
to whom or to what?
I can also ask "Who received it?"
Create a simile to describe a fast runner.
He ran like the wind. or He was as fast as a cheetah.
Create a metaphor for a windy day.
The wind is a whirlwind spinning the tree's leaves.
Betsy loves to bake bread for her family. What figurative language was used?
Alliteration
What is the difference between a Pattern 2 and Pattern 3 sentence?
pattern 2 has no indirect object
In "She baked her brother a cake," identify the indirect object.
brother
Identify the simile: "His smile was like sunshine to an otherwise dark dull room."
like sunshine
Identify the figure of speech: "All the world’s a stage although the lighting isn't always great."
"The world is a stage.
True or False
Alliterations should really be tongue twisters.
False
What is the question to ask to determine whether or not there is a direct object?
What?
Can an indirect object be within a prepositional phrase?
No
Provide a simile that describes rain that is noisy.
"The rain fell like a million tiny drums."
Provide a metaphor about winter and the chilly temperatures.
Winter is a cold wet blanket spread out over the city's inhabitants.
"The old house sighed with the many memories of the families who've lived there."
What is the figurative language type and where is the example of it within the sentence.
house sighed
personification
Write a sentence that has an indirect and direct object.
Answers will vary
What is the type of figurative language that spells the word as it sounds?
Onomatopoeia