Define It!
What technique compares two things using like or as?
Simile
“Lazy lizards lounged in the long grass.”
Alliteration
Why would a poet use imagery?
To help the reader picture, hear, smell, taste or feel the scene
You want to compare clouds to cotton using like or as. Which technique works best?
Simile
“Alone, alone, alone in the dark.”
What technique is being used here?
Repetition
What technique gives human actions or feelings to an animal, object or force of nature?
Personification
“The moon was like a silver coin.”
Simile
Why would a poet use onomatopoeia?
To help the reader hear the sound
You want to say, “My classroom is a zoo,” without using like or as. Which technique works best?
Metaphor
“Boom! The wild wind whipped the windows.”
Name two techniques used in this line.
Onomatopoeia, alliteration or personification
What technique uses repeated beginning sounds in nearby words?
Alliteration
“The school bus was a giant yellow caterpillar.”
Metaphor
Why would a poet use personification?
To make something non-human seem alive and to help create mood
You want the wind to seem angry and alive. Which technique works best?
Personification
True or false: “My backpack was a mountain” is a simile.
False. It is a metaphor
What technique creates strong pictures, sounds, smells, tastes or feelings in the reader’s mind?
Imagery
“Bang! The locker slammed shut.”
Onomatopoeia
Why would a poet use alliteration?
To make the line sound catchy, musical or memorable
You want the reader to feel as if they are standing on the beach, hearing waves and smelling salt air. Which technique works best?
Imagery
“The stars winked above the silent sea.”
Name two techniques in this line.
Personification and alliteration
What technique uses words that sound like the noise they describe, such as buzz, clang or hiss?
Onomatopoeia
“The air smelled of rain, and damp earth clung to my muddy shoes.”
Imagery
Why would a poet use repetition?
To emphasise an idea or feeling and make it more memorable
You want a line about bees to sound catchy and musical. Which technique works best?
Alliteration
“Run, run, run,” cried my heart, as I flew like a startled bird through the gate.
Name 3 techniques used in this line
Repetition, simile and personification.