"Sally sells seashells by the seashore"
Alliteration
You are the sun, moon, and stars to me.
Make the above verse literal.
You are everything to me.
You mean a lot to me.
The curtains in the window are waving hello to us.
What is personification?
The comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"
simile
Figurative language is creative.
How many examples should you include in a STAAR essay?
At least one but no more than three.
The tree branches danced in the wind.
What is personification?
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The car was as fast as a jet soaring through the sky.
What is a simile?
My hair would not cooperate this morning.
What is personification?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration
What are the 5 w's and h?
Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
A repeated reference or visual of shattered glass signifying that something in life is about to break.
What is a motif?
He is a library of information about athletes.
What is a metaphor?
Daily Double
She walked in the room like a supermodel on a catwalk.
What is a simile?
A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"
metaphor
What is the thesis of an essay?
The sentence that directly answers the question and tells the reader what the big idea(s) of your essay will be.
There were a million people in line in front of me to see the new Avengers movie
What is hyperbole?
Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her shoulders.
What is a Metaphor?
The insects buzzed around the flowers.
What is an onomatopoeia?
My parents are too strict; my house is a prison.
What is a metaphor?
Her hair is silk. This is an example of:
metaphor
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain
The computer stared at me while a put off doing my homework.
What is personification?
Her heart is as pure as gold
What is a simile?
My sore feet were begging me to take a break.
What is personification?
Their friendship is a rollercoaster ride.
What is a metaphor?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
personification
Logical means...
Illogical means...
Logical: Makes sense
Illogical: Does not make sense
Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song.
What is a Simile?
"BOOM" , the book dropped to the floor.
What is onomatopoeia?
Alliteration
What is alliteration?
Words that imitate sounds
Onomatopoeia
Relevant means...
Irrelevant means...
Relevant means related or connected
Irrelevant means unrelated or disconnected
She splashed into the pool.
What is onomatopoeia?
I was so hungry, I even ate the plate.
What is a hyperbole?
I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark than do my homework.
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggerated statement for emphasis or comical expression
hyperbole
The shoes tap-danced in the evening sun
Personification
What does credible mean?
Use it in a sentence
Def: Believable
Example: The evidence is not credible.
Metaphors use what type of verbs?
That football player is really putting the team on his back this evening!
What is a metaphor?
The fireworks boomed in the distance.
What is onomatopoeia?
Daily Double
She is as cool as a cucumber. This is an example of:
simile
How could you expand an outline into an essay?
R.A.C.E., Ba-Da-Bings, Thought shots, Sensory Details
There are hungry mouths to feed.
What is synecdoche.
What is an oxymoron and given an example of 1?
Oxymoron are two words in a phrase that contradict each other. Two words with opposite meaning
Ex: Jumbo Shrimp, Act naturally, Bitter sweet, Virtual Reality, Pretty ugly
Cool cucumber clubbed a cute cub!
What is alliteration?
God is a DJ, life is a dance floor, love is a rhythm.
What is a metaphor?
I am so hungry that I could eat a horse! This is an example of:
hyperbole
What does counterclaim mean?
What does contradiction mean?
Counterclaims means challenging an opponent's claim.
Contradiction means to say one thing but then write or say the opposite of what you said earlier.