Similes
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is different about a metaphor compared to a simile?
A metaphor does not use "like" or "as."
What is imagery?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).
What is dialogue in a story?
The spoken words between characters.
What is personification?
When human qualities or characteristics are given to non-human things
Complete this simile: "As brave as a _____."
Lion
What is being compared in this metaphor: "The classroom was a zoo"?
The classroom is being compared to a zoo.
What sense is being used in this sentence: "The cake smelled delicious"?
Smell.
True or False: Dialogue should be enclosed in quotation marks.
True
Identify the personification in this sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."
The wind whispered
Identify the simile in this sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
"As bright as the sun."
In the metaphor "The world is a stage," what is the world being compared to?
A stage.
Finish this sentence with imagery: "The cold wind felt like ____."
Example - Ice
In the sentence, John said, 'Let's go to the park,' who is speaking?
John
Why might an author use personification to describe nature?
to make nature feel more alive and real
In the sentence, "He ran like the wind," what is being compared?
Him to the wind to describe his speed.
What does it mean when someone says, "Time is money"?
It means time is valuable.
Find the imagery in this sentence: "The fiery sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky with shades of orange and pink."
Sight: "Fiery sun," "dipped below the horizon," and "painting the sky with shades of orange and pink"
Add the correct punctuation to this dialogue: Maria said let’s go home now
Maria said, "Let’s go home now."
What does it mean if someone says - The sun smiled down on us?
It means the sun is shining warmly.
Create a simile to describe someone who is very slow
he moved like a turtle
Create a metaphor to describe someone who is very wise.
Example - He is a fountain of knowledge
Write a sentence that uses imagery to describe a snowy day.
The snowflakes danced down from the sky, blanketing the world in a silent, white wonderland
Rewrite this sentence as dialogue: Sarah told her friend that she was going to the store.
Sarah said, "I'm going to the store," to her friend.
Create a sentence that uses personification to describe a storm
Example - The storm roared in fury, its lightning claws tearing at the sky.