sound words
onomatopoeia
figurative language that appeals to the five senses
imagery
That test was a piece of cake!
idiom
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The students were a pack of wild monkeys at recess today.
The students are being compared to monkeys.
when the same consonant sounds are repeated
alliteration
What does the following idiom mean?
The test was a piece of cake.
A piece of cake means the test was easy.
SMACK! She hit a homerun to win the game.
onomatopoeia
Read the sentence below. These words appeal to the reader's sense of___________________ and _________________
When I walked through the door I was greeted by the aroma of sizzling fajitas.
This sentence appeals to the reader's sense of taste and smell.
giving human qualities to a non-human
Personification
What does the following idiom mean?
It was raining cats and dogs.
It was raining cats and dogs means that it was raining heavily.
Sally sold seashells by the sea shore.
alliteration
What nonhuman object is given human qualities? What does this phrase mean?
The leaves danced in the wind.
Leaves are given the human quality of dancing. The sentence means that the leaves were being blown around by the wind.
compares two things without like or as
metaphor
Similes compare two things with _____________or _________________.
She has a heart of gold because she is always volunteering.
metaphor
What two things are being compared in the following simile from Katherine Applegate's One and Only Ivan?
"Gorillas are as patient as stones."
The two things being compared are gorillas and stones.
compares two things with like or as
simile
Sensory language appeals to one or more of the reader's ____________________
5 senses
My cat is like a lion hunting prey.
simile
Read the sentence below. These words appeal to the reader's sense of___________________
The icy wind felt like claws on my skin.
This sentence appeals to the reader's sense of touch.
exaggeration
hyperbole
Metaphors _____________________ two things without like or as.
compare
My cat weighs a ton!
hyperbole.
What two things are being compared in the following simile from Katherine Applegate's One and Only Ivan? What does this phrase mean?
"Humans waste words. They toss them like rotten banana peels and leave them to rot."