Identify the figure and its parts
"The wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
wind whispered
"I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
They are extremely hungry.
Giving human qualities, feelings, or actions to animals, objects, or ideas.
Personification
"Friendly frogs found food."
Alliteration
Write an example on the board using the figure that exaggerates.
Answers will vary.
"Her voice is music to my ears."
Metaphor
Voice, is, music
"The classroom was a beehive."
Metaphor
It suggests the classroom is busy, loud, and full of activity, much like a literal beehive.
A comparison between two different things, specifically using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Simile
"The angry storm punched the shore".
Personification
Write an example on the board using the figure that repeats letters.
Answers will vary.
"The twin brothers look exactly like each other."
This is not a simile nor any other figure of speech in this unit.
"He moved through the crowd like a ghost."
Simile
It creates a sense of invisibility or sadness, suggesting he is unnoticed by others.
Two words with opposite or contradictory meanings are placed together to create a new and interesting idea.
Oxymoron
"His words were a dagger to her heart".
Metaphor
Pick example or explanation.
Explanation: "I know the drill."
Example: use the figure that uses similar meanings or sounds of words.
"Bittersweet moments await."
Oxymoron
"Bittersweet"
"Less is more."
Paradox
having fewer things or using simpler language is better
It uses understatement, typically through double negatives (a negative word like "not" or "no" combined with a negative concept), to affirm a positive point.
Litotes
"The bass was powerful enough to rearrange my DNA."
Hyperbole
Explain: "Bittersweet memory"
A memory that evokes both happy/pleasant feelings and sad/painful ones at the same time.
"I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough."
Pun
"Dough"
"The company let her go".
Euphemism
She got fired.
A statement that seems to contradict itself or defy logic, but upon closer inspection, it reveals a deeper, sophisticated truth.
Paradox
"Vincent van Gogh feelt like a failure because he only sold one painting."
Irony
Explain: "I must be cruel to be kind".
Do something painful or "cruel" to get a better result.