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This simile means something is super slow: _“As slow as a __.”
What is snail?
“Time is a thief.” What is being compared to a thief?
What is time?
What is personified in “The wind whispered through the trees”?
What is the wind?
What’s exaggerated in “I’ve told you a million times!”?
What is how many times something was said?
Identify the alliteration: “Sally sells seashells…”
What is "Sally sells seashells"?
“Her smile was like sunshine.” What is being compared?
What are her smile and sunshine?
Identify the metaphor: “The classroom was a zoo.”
What is "the classroom was a zoo"?
The angry storm pounded on the windows.” Which emotion is given to the storm?
What is anger?
True or False: Hyperbole is meant to be taken literally.
What is False?
What letter sound is repeated in “Peter Piper picked a peck…”?
What is P?
Identify the simile: “He ran like a cheetah.”
What is "like a cheetah"?
Rewrite this simile as a metaphor: “She was as fierce as a lion.”
What is "She was a lion."
Create your own sentence that uses personification.
(Student-generated)
Identify the hyperbole: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What is "I could eat a horse"?
Create an alliterative phrase using the letter B.
(Student-generated; ex: “Bobby bakes big brownies.”)
Why do writers use similes?
What is to make descriptions more vivid or relatable?
Explain the metaphor: “His mind is a steel trap.”
What is he remembers things quickly and doesn't forget?
Identify the personification: “The sun peeked over the hills.”
What is "the sun peeked"?
Write your own hyperbole about how tired you are.
(Student-generated)
Why do poets and advertisers use alliteration?
What is to make phrases catchy or memorable?
Create a simile comparing homework to something unpleasant.
(Student-generated; ex: “Homework is like a root canal.”)
Create your own metaphor about school.
(Student-generated; ex: “School is a rollercoaster.”)
Why might an author personify something in a poem?
What is to create imagery or emotional connection?
Why use hyperbole in persuasive writing?
What is to emphasize a point or create strong emotions?
Find alliteration in this sentence: “The daring dragon danced during dusk.”
What is “daring dragon danced during dusk”?