Personification
What is personification
Giving human traits to nonhuman things
What clue words tells you something is a simile?
like or as
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that states one thing is another
Which sense is being used "The popcorn smelled buttery"
Smell
What is an idiom?
a phrase that means something different than the literal words
Identify the personification: "The wind whispered through the trees."
"The car was as fast as a cheetah." What two things are being compared?
The car and a Cheetah
"School is a roller coaster." What does this metaphor mean?
School has it's ups and downs
True or false: Imagery helps the reader picture things
True
What does "its raining cats and dogs!" mean?
It's raining hard
What is given human traits in this sentence? "The angry storm pounded on the roof."
The storm
Simile or metaphor? "The room is like an oven"
Simile
What does this metaphor mean? "Her voice was music to his ears."
Her voice was like music, he was happy to hear it.
Identify the imagery(sense): "The icy water stung my toes"
Touch/feeling
True or false: Idioms should be taken literally
False
Write a personification sentence about a pencil or school supply item
Example: The pencil danced...
What does this simile mean? "Her smile shone like the sun"
Her smile is bright/happy
What two things are being compared? "The classroom was a zoo!"
The classroom and a zoo
What sense is being used? "Bright blue lights filled the room."
sight
What does "break the ice" mean?
Start a conversation, make people feel comfortable
Fix this sentence so it becomes a simile: "The snow was cold."
The snow was as cold as.....
Rewrite this sentence as a metaphor: "He ran very fast."
Name one sense used in the sentence: "I heard the crunchy leaves crack under my shoes."
Hearing
"He spilled the beans and told every my secret!" What does spilling the beans mean?
Tell a secret