Name the technique
“The buzzing bees bounced by Ben.”
👉 What technique is being used?
What is alliteration?
This technique compares two things using like or as.
👉 What is it?
What is a simile?
A student says: “The wind whispered through the trees” is a simile.
Are they correct?
No — What is imagery? (It could also lead to personification discussion!)
Activity 1
Create a simile about school.
“The classroom was a zoo.”
👉 What technique is being used?
What is a metaphor?
This technique compares two things without using like or as.
👉 What is it?
What is a metaphor?
A student says: “The test was as hard as climbing Mount Everest” is a metaphor.
Are they correct?
No — What is a simile?
Activity 2
Create an example of alliteration about food.
“The rain fell like tiny silver needles.”
👉 What technique is being used?
What is a simile?
This technique repeats the same starting sound in nearby words.
👉 What is it?
What is alliteration?
A student says: “The tick tock of the clock" is imagery.
Are they correct?
No — What is onomatopoeia?
Activity 3
Create a metaphor about a teacher.
“Boom! Crash! Bang!”
👉 What technique is being used?
What is onomatopoeia?
This technique uses words that sound like the noise they describe.
👉 What is it?
What is onomatopoeia?
A student says: “The lake was glass” is a simile.
Are they correct?
No — What is a metaphor?
Activity 4
Create a sentence using onomatopoeia about a storm.
“The sun melted into the ocean, painting the sky orange and pink.”
👉 What technique is being used?
What is imagery?
This technique helps the reader see, hear, smell, taste or feel what is happening.
👉 What is it?
What is imagery?
A student says: “The slippery snake slid silently” is imagery.
Are they correct?
No — What is alliteration?
Activity 5
Create one powerful sentence using imagery to describe the beach.