Define It
Metaphor
Her smile was sunshine.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration — repeated “S”
The wind whispered softly.
A. Imagery
B. Personification
C. Allusion
B. Personification
Why is this a simile?
He slept like a log.
Uses like to compare two unlike things.
Create a simile about school.
Must use like/as correctly.
Personification
The trees danced in the wind.
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole — the phrase “eat a horse”
He’s such a Scrooge at Christmas.
A. Allusion
B. Pun
C. Irony
A. Allusion
Why is this imagery?
“The warm, gooey cookies smelled sweet.”
It uses sensory details that create a mental picture.
Write a sentence with alliteration.
Must repeat the same beginning sound.
Simile
He ran like lightning.
A dove flew overhead, representing peace.
Symbolism — “representing peace”
The fire station burned down.
A. Irony
B. Imagery
C. Hyperbole
A. Irony
Why is this a pun?
“I couldn’t make enough dough.”
“Dough” has a double meaning (bread/money).
Write an example of anaphora.
Must repeat the same opening words in two or more sentences.