Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, & Onomatopoeia

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What is a SIMILE?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is a METAPHOR?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is PERSONIFICATION?

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A figure of speech that gives human-like qualities to non-human objects or abstract ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is ALLITERATION?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. Example: 'The bees buzzed.'

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Identify the figurative language: 'The stars danced in the night sky.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The thunder rumbled like a freight train.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The fire crackled and popped.'

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Onomatopoeia.

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Identify the figurative language: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Alliteration.