Identify the Device 1
The applause from the audience sounded like thunder rumbling.
Simile
Peter proudly pranced past the painted posters.
Alliteration
Construct a sentence using a metaphor
Her words cut deeper than a knife.
Write a simile about your favourite food.
My ice cream was as cold as a winter's breath.
Which uses “like” or “as”?
Simile
The white dove landed gently on the tombstone.
Symbolism
The blazing fire swallowed the house whole.
Personification
Construct a sentence using a metaphor starting with: His temper was...
His temper was a volcano.
Create a sentence with onomatopoeia.
The door creaked as John opened it slowly.
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. Explain your answer.
Simile (Making an explicit comparison between her eyes and diamonds)
The stars danced playfully in the night sky.
Personification
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Oxymoron.
Make a sentence with a personification using the wind.
The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
Write a short sentence using symbolism.
The rising sun marked a new beginning.
Rewrite as a metaphor: “He was as brave as a lion.”
He was a lion in the battle.
I've told you a thousand times not to exaggerate.
Hyperbole
The fire station burned down last night.
Situational Irony
Construct a sentence using alliteration (No tongue twisters).
Sally silently sewed seven shirts.
Write a sentence with a simile and a hyperbole.
He ran as fast as lightning, faster than anyone in the world!
Explain why “The clouds were cotton balls in the sky” is a metaphor.
The sentence does not contain “like” or “as” and it directly says clouds are cotton balls.
The bacon popped and hissed while golden sunlight poured through the window.
The exam was a marathon that tested every ounce of strength I had.
Metaphor.
Write a sentence using imagery (at least 3 senses).
The salty breeze brushed my skin as the scent of seaweed filled the air and waves roared against the rocks.
Construct a sentence using both a personification and an alliteration.
The dancing daisies dared the daylight.
Her heart was a fragile glass vase, trembling like a leaf in the storm.
Both a simile and a metaphor.