Figures of Speech Revision

What is a a SIMILE?

• It is a comparison of two things using like or as..as.

• It shows a difference between two ideas.

• A kind expression typically with the corners of your mouth turned up.

What is a metaphor?

• It gives human qualities to objects or animals.

• Comparing two things, saying that one thing is something else.

• When two words sound similar.

What is alliteration?

• A repetition of the same word many times in a sentence.

• A repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words in a sentence.

• A word that shows the sound made by an animal or object.

" dogs' droppings" is an example of...

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

"Dogs' droppings is smelling like violets and prrrimroses compared with children"is an example of ...

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

" vee shall make to disappear every single smelly little brat" is an example

of ...

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

"mouse-heads is rrrolling across the floors like marbles" is an example of...

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

" children will come flocking to my shop and I will feed them poisoned sweets (...) and wipe them all out like weasels" is

an example of...

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

" You blithering bumpkin" is a n example of ...

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

"shake them, slash them, smash them" is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration