Symbolism Lit 1

A metaphor is...

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

• A description that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A simile is...

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

• A description that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Personification is...

• A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Onomatopoeia is...

• A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition," is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"You have a sixth sense like an owl," is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"Horsey horsey don't you stop / Just let your feet go clippetty clop," is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

"Her long hair was a flowing golden river," is an example of...

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Chaos is a friend of mine," is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• symbolism

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"She smashed the mirror into millions of tiny shards so it could never be repaired," is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• symbolism

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3