Exploring Metaphors, Similes, and Personification

The video tutorial by Claire discusses literary terms focused on comparison: metaphors, similes, and personification. It explains each term with examples from literature, such as Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' for metaphors, Faulkner's 'The Sound and the Fury' for similes, and Dickinson's poetry for personification. The tutorial also provides reasons for using these devices and offers mnemonic aids to remember them.

What is the origin of the word 'metaphor'?

• Spanish

• German

• French

• Latin or Greek

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In 'Romeo and Juliet', what does Romeo compare to heaven?

• Juliet's love

• Juliet's house

• Juliet's voice

• Juliet's eyes

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Which of the following is NOT a reason to use metaphors?

• To simplify complex ideas

• To add poetic details

• To make writing more factual

• To grab the audience's attention

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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What word is commonly used in similes to make comparisons?

• Was

• Is

• As

• Are

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In 'The Sound and the Fury', what are the yellow butterflies compared to?

• Sunlight

• Leaves

• Stars

• Flowers

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Which literary device is often used to add playfulness to children's books?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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What is personification?

• Using symbols to represent ideas

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Exaggerating for effect

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In Emily Dickinson's poem, who do the skies tell their secret to?

• The rivers

• The mountains

• The trees

• The hills

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use personification?

• To add vivid description

• To make writing more scientific

• To convey emotions of non-human things

• To add interest or whimsy

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is a good way to remember the term 'simile'?

• It sounds like 'similar'

• It has the letters 'm e t' in it

• It sounds like 'person'

• It rhymes with 'metaphor'

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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