Alliteration, Similes, and Personification

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Give an example of alliteration.

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An example of alliteration is 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion.'

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Give an example of a simile.

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An example of a simile is 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas, such as 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Give an example of personification.

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An example of personification is 'The flowers danced in the breeze.'

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What does 'as big as a house' mean?

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It means something is very large.

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What does 'the wind whistled' imply?

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It implies that the wind is being described as if it can make a whistling sound, which is a human action.

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What does 'as fast as a cheetah' mean?

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It means someone or something is very quick.

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Complete the simile: 'As brave as a ______.'

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lion.