Poetry/Figurative Language Vocab

Which of these is alliteration?

• The big bad bear barked at all the little bunnies in the forest.

• The bunnies ran away as fast as they could.

• The blue jays flew high up in the sky.

• The elephants trumpeted to warn the others.

Which of these is not alliteration?

• Sheep should sleep in a shed.

• A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back.

• Adrian has a ladybug as a pet.

• Show Shawn Sharon's shabby shoes.

Identify the simile

• I like apples.
• Apples taste sweet.
• You're the apple of my eye.
• This apple is as sweet as candy.

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Identify the metaphor

• My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
• My heart is a muscle.
• My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
• My heart is like a muscle.

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Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.

• simile
• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.

• simile
• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.

• simile
• metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

• simile
• metaphor

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What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza
• onomatopoeia
• optical illusion
• imagery

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What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

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