Similes and metaphors
Alliteration and onomatopeia
Personification and hyperbole
Compare and contrast
100
What do you call when you compare two things using the words LIKE or AS?
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
b) Simile
100
Which of this is an example of an onomatopeia?
A) Screamed
B) Crash
C) Stomping
B) Crash
100
A personification is giving a non-human object or animal what type of traits?
a) exaggerated traits
b) physical traits
c) human traits
c) human traits
100
When you look for similarities between two things, you are:
a) Comparing
b) Contrasting
Comparing
200
Identify the simile:
The kite flew with as much grace as a ballerina.
flying with the grace of a ballerina
200
Identify the alliteration:
a) Amy almost always allowed Alfred to acquire apples
b) The beast was giant, with sharp teeth and claws glistening under the moonlight
c) It was the best cake in the entire world
a) Amy almost always allowed Alfred to acquire apples
200
Identify the hyperbole:
a) The musical was great
b) This is my favorite book
c) They're the greatest singer in the entire world
c) They're the greatest singer in the entire world
200
What is a venn diagram?
A diagram with two circles to compare and contrast things
300
Identify the metaphor:
With the annoying music on at maximum volume and the air conditioner broken, the road trip was my own personal hell.
The road trip being hell
300
Identify the onomatopeia:
The two were sleeping soundly until a loud "bang!" from the kitchen woke them up.
bang
300
Identify the personification:
a) The cat jumped onto the counter and knocked over the glass of water
b) The musical notes danced around me in a soft tango
c) The smell was so strong, you could smell it through the closed door
b) The musical notes danced around me in a soft tango
300
What goes in the middle part of the venn diagram?
Comparisons
400
Complete the simile: The painting used all the colors I could think of. It was as colorful as a ______
rainbow, palette, butterfly, anything with a lot of color.
400
Fill in the onomatopeia:
They sat on the church's steps, closed their eyes and listened to wind go ____, the birds go ____, and the bells go ____.
Swish, woosh, etc.
chirp, etc.
ding, cling, etc.
400
Identify the personification:
When we got to the library, my heartbeat raced as stories surrounded me and whispered their tales in the silence.
stories surrounding and whispering
400
Compare a movie (that is NOT Harry Potter) to the book series Harry Potter
mention their similarities
500
Complete the metaphor:
The diamond shown so bright, it was ____
a star, the sun, a lightbulb, etc.
500
Create an alliteration (at least 4 words in the sentence) with the letter F.
example: A few feathers flew from far away.
500
Complete the hyperbole:
The cake was terrible. It was the worst cake in ______.
in the world, in the universe, in history etc.
500
Contrast the Harry Potter book to the movie
Mention their differences