Metaphor
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying one is the other.
What is a simile?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is alliteration?
The repetition of the same beginning sounds in closely connected words
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration for effect.
“The world is a stage.”
Life is like a play where everyone has a role.
She sings like an angel.
Her singing is beautiful and pure.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Repetition of the "p" sound.
The sun smiled down on us."
The sun doesn’t smile, but it creates a warm, happy feeling.
"It took forever to finish my homework."
Emphasizing that it felt like a long time.
Identify the metaphor: “He has a heart of stone.”
He is emotionally cold or unfeeling.
“He fought like a lion.
”Comparing someone's courage to that of a lion
Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.”
Repetition of the "m" sound.
"Death knocked at his door."
Death is described as a person who comes to visit.
"She cried a river of tears."
She cried a lot, not an actual river.
True or False: A metaphor uses “like” or “as.”
False
True or False: A simile compares things directly without using comparison words.
False.
True or False: Alliteration can use different starting letters.
False.
True or False: Only animals can be personified.
False
True or False: Hyperbole is meant to be taken literally.
False.
Create your own metaphor about school.
Any original metaphor, like “School is a brain gym.”
Create a simile for someone who’s very tall
“He’s as tall as a tree.”
Create your own alliterative phrase.
(Any original like “Friendly frogs fly fast.”)
Write a sentence with personification about the wind.
(Example: “The wind whispered secrets through the trees.”)
Create your own hyperbolic sentence about being tired.
(Example: “I’m so tired I could sleep for a year.”)