Definitions
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as.'
What is a simile.
He's running faster than the wind.
What is a hyperbole?
The sack fell into the river with a splash.
What is an onomatopoeia?
A blessing in disguise.
What is something that is good that was initially bad?
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
What is hyperbole?
Watching the show was like watching grass grow.
What is a simile?
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
What is a simile?
Beat around the bush.
What is avoiding telling the truth?
The process of how a character changes and develops throughout the story.
What is characterization?
Saying something is what it is not. Kind of like a comparison.
What is a metaphor?
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is personfication?
That purse looks like it cost a million dollars.
What is hyperbole?
Giving the benefit of the doubt.
What is believing someone without proof?
Poetry without regular patterns or rhythm
What is free verse?
When something that is not alive has qualities of something that is alive. It has "superpowers."
What is personification?
The curtain of night fell upon us.
What is a metaphor?
The sunflowers hung their heads.
What is personification?
Killing two birds with one stone.
What is completing two different tasks by doing one thing?
Using language that appeals to the readers' five senses.
What is imagery?
A word that imitates a sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
Getting fired turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
What is an idiom?
Our family is a patchwork quilt.
What is metaphor?
Going on a wild goose chase.
What is doing something that is pointless?
Referencing a well-known person, place, or work.
What is an allusion?