Similes & Metaphors
What is a simile? What is a metaphor?
A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as." A metaphor does not use "like" or "as".
What are sensory words?
Answer: Words that appeal to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
What is the definition of personification?
Answer: Giving human traits to non-human objects or animals.
What is an onomatopoeia?
Answer: A word that imitates a sound.
What is an idiom?
A phrase that has a meaning different from its literal meaning.
Identify the metaphor: "The world is a stage."
It compares the world to a stage.
List three sensory words related to taste.
Teacher choice.
Identify the personification: "The wind whispered through the trees."
Answer: The wind is given the human ability to whisper.
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
Answer: "Buzz," "bang," or "sizzle."
What does it mean when you say "Break a leg"?
It means good luck to someone who is getting ready to perform.
How is "He is a walking encyclopedia" a metaphor?
It compares a person to an encyclopedia, implying he knows a lot.
Create a sentence using sensory words about a beach.
Example Answer: "The warm sun shone brightly on the soft, golden sand."
Create a sentence that uses personification.
Variety of Answers possible
Answer: "The stars danced in the night sky."
Use an onomatopoeia in a sentence.
Possible Answer: "The clock went tick-tock."
Use the idiom "break the ice" in a sentence.
Example - She told a joke to break the ice at the party.
Complete the simile: "As brave as a __."
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Identify the sensory words in this sentence: "The fragrant flowers bloomed in the bright garden."
Answer: "Fragrant" (smell) and "bright" (sight).
What does this personification mean? "The sun smiled down on us."
Answer: It suggests a warm, pleasant day.
Identify the onomatopoeia in this sentence: "The door creaked open."
Answer: "Creaked."
Hold your horses - explain its non-literal and literal meaning.
Literal: hold your horses back (hold their reins)
Non-Literal: Wait!
Explain this metaphor: "The classroom was a zoo."
It suggests that the classroom was chaotic, like a zoo.
Explain how sensory words enhance writing.
They help readers visualize and experience the scene more vividly.
Explain this example of personification: "The flowers begged for water."
Answer: Flowers cannot beg; it's a human trait given to them.
What sound does the onomatopoeia "woof" represent?
Answer: The sound a dog makes.
Explain the difference between literal language and non-literal language.
Teacher Determines if Answer is Correct