Her hair was like silk.
Simile or Metaphor?
What is being compared?
What is a simile?
hair-silk
100
Which word is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
splash,
sizzle,
roll,
crunch
What is roll?
100
What is personification?
the attribution of a personal nature or human; characteristics to something nonhuman
100
What is alliteration?
When two or more words start with the same consonant sound.
100
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
What are the three types of connotation?
Connotation- the emotional reaction a word evokes from you;
Denotation- dictionary definition;
positive, negative, neutral
200
His legs were rubber.
Simile or Metaphor?
What is being compared?
What is a metaphor?
legs-rubber
200
Give your own example of onomatopoeia.
What is _____________?
200
Which is NOT an example of personification?
The angry mirror showed me every wrinkle on his face.
The sun was warm on the child’s face.
The sun was warm on the child's face.
200
What sound is repeated in the following sentence:
Three grey geese in a green field grazing, Grey were the geese and green was the grazing.
The "g" sound
200
How does the use of the word "house" or "shack" affect the tone of each sentence?
I live in a mansion on 6th street.
I live in a shack on 6th street.
__________
300
Our class is a circus.
Simile or Metaphor?
What is being compared?
What is a metaphor?
class-circus
300
ker-spash is an example of what? How do you spell it?
onomatopoeia
300
What nonhuman is given a human attribute in the following sentence:
The trout danced on the water's surface.
trout
300
Which is the BEST example of hyperbole?
I have a ton of homework.
I have SO much homework.
I have a ton of homework.
300
Rate the following words from the most positive connotation to the most negative connotation.
strange,
weird,
unique
positive-unique;
neutral-strange;
negative-weird
400
He clung to the news like a drowning person clinging to a life preserver.
Simile or Metaphor?
What is being compared?
What is a simile?
He-drowning person;
the news-life preserver
400
What does it mean when something is "a piece of cake"?
easy/simple
400
What nonhuman is given a human attribute and what is the attribute?
The star I wished on winked at me.
a star;
it winked
400
What is hyperbole?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
400
Explain what the denotative and connotative meanings for the word "snake" are.
denotative- any of numerous scaly, legless, and sometimes venomous reptiles;
connotative- evil, danger
500
“If people knowed about the spring down there in Treegap, they’d all come running like pigs to slops.”
Simile or Metaphor?
What is being compared?
What is a simile?
the people-pigs;
the spring-slop
500
What does it mean when you "take the words out of someone's mouth"?
to say something that someone else was going to say
500
Give your own example of personification.
____________
500
Give your own example of hyperbole.
_________________
500
Explain which sentence conveys a positive connotation and which sentence conveys a negative connotation.
How does word choice affect the tone of each sentence?
I am a bargain shopper.
I am a cheapskate.
positive- I am a bargain shopper.
negative- I am a cheapskate.