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Idiom
Simile/ Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia/ Alliteration
Personification
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What is an idiom?
An expression whose meaning does not literally mean what the words say.
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What is a simile?
A simile is a comparision of two things using like or as.
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What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.
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What is onomatopoeia?
The use of words whose sounds make you think of their meanings.
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What is personification?
Giving human traits or characteristics to an object.
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What does the saying, "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?
It is raining a lot outside.
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What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is comparision of two things that does not use like or as.
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Which is an example of a hyperbole? A. I could eat a horse. B. This class is like a three ring circus. C. The bread was as hard as a rock.
A. I could eat a horse.
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What is alliteration?
A string of words all beginning with the same sound.
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The window winked at me. Why is this an example of personification?
Windows are unable to wink. The author is giving the window the human characteristic of winking.
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Which is an example of an idiom? A. I'm all thumbs. B. Mary was as happy as could be. C. The cloud was crying rain over the houses.
A. I'm all thumbs.
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The girl was as brave as a lion as she began her performance. This is an example of....
A simile
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Which is an example of a hyperbole? A. She ran as slow as a turtle. B. The wind whispered. C. I have a million things to do.
C. I have a million things to do.
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I was driving on the road when all of a sudden I heard the car behind me go honk, honk! Honk, honk is an example of?
Onomatopoeia
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Which is an example of personification. A. Hold your horses. B. I had to buy the car because it was calling my name. C. He ran as fast a cheetah.
B. I had to buy the car because it was calling my name.
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Which is an example of an idiom?" A. Slurp, slurp, slurp goes the noodles. B. Please pick up the floor. C. The surface of water was as smooth as glass.
B. Please pick up the floor.
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Life is a rollercoaster that everyone has to go through. This is an example of...
A metaphor
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Read the poem below. Find an example of a hyperbole. My dog is energetic He loves to run and play The wag of his tail causes hurricanes His nose is like an icebox
The wag of his tail causes hurricanes.
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Wind whipped through the window. This is an example of?
Alliteration
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Which is an example of personification? A. It's raining cats and dogs. B. The surface of the water looked as smooth as glass. C. The cloud was crying rain over the houses.
C. The could was crying rain over the houses.
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Before your music concert teacher says, "Break a leg!" What does she mean? A. Good luck B. Try to break your leg during the performance C. Don't be nervous
A. Good luck
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Which two things are being compared? Is this a simile or metaphor? His smile was as bright as the sun.
The boys smile is being compared to how bright the sun is. Simile
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Which is an example of a hyperbole? A. The car goes faster than the speed of light. B. The car is as blue as the ocean. C. The car was calling my name.
The car goes faster than the speed of light.
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Find an example of alliteration and onomatopoeia in the poem below. For days and days, the drummers drum Boom, boom, pow From five AM till fun is done Then once more they beat their drums At nine PM their knuckles numb
Alliterations- drummers drum Onomatopoeia- boom, boom, pow
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Which is an example of personification. A. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. B. The stars were as bright as the moon. C. The stars are beautiful.
A. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.