figures of speech

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The stars twinkled like diamonds.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Time is a thief stealing moments from our lives.

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "His laughter echoed like thunder in the empty room."

• echoed like thunder

• laughter in the empty room

• His laughter echoed

Which phrase below uses alliteration?

• The moonlit night was serene.

• Friendly frogs frolicked in the pond.

• Birds chirped happily in the morning.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Repetition

• Alliteration

"The wind whispered through the trees."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Repetition

• Alliteration

"The rolling waves crashed against the rocky shore."

This is an example of

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

Repetition: "She ___________ and ___________, her nimble feet moving in perfect rhythm."

Simile: "The clouds floated across the sky like ___________ in a ___________."

Metaphor: "Her voice was ___________ velvet, soothing and ___________."

Create a simile poem

In a world of sunshine....................