simile, metaphor, alliteration, and personification

What is a simile?

• the use of the same beginning consonant sound

• a form of figurative language/a literary device

• a literary device in which two words with opposite meaning are used together

• a question that does not need an answer

The two words used in similes are _____________.

• LIKE

  AS

• IS

  ARE

• WAS

  WERE

• VERBS

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Pick the correct simile.

• The world is a stage.

• The world is big.

• The world is here.

• The world is like a stage.

Complete the simile:

She swims ____________.

• like a fish

• in the river

• with her friend.

• very well

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete the simile:

He's _______ hairy ______ a gorilla.

• like .... as

• like .... like

• as ..... as

• very ....like

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Metaphor is a form of _________________.

• a comparison of two or more things without using "like or as"

• a comparison of two LIKE things

• an opinion about two similar things

• gigantic numbers

Which of the following is FALSE about metaphor?

• It conveys an idea or emotion more easily and better.

• It uses 'is' or 'was' and 'are' and 'were'.

• It makes a more imaginative description of something.

• It uses the words LIKE AND as.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete the metaphor:

The class _____. (remember to look for a comparison)

• was a zoo.

• was nearby.

• was noisy.

• was nice.

Complete the following metaphor:

Students at school ____________.

• are always talking.

• are flowers in garden.

• are like flowers in a garden.

• are wonderful.

Personification is a figurative language/literary device that gives __________, specifically emotion and behavior, to animals and inanimate objects or ideas.

• meaning

• human characteristics

• description

• explanation