A simile...

• Compares two things using "like" or "as"

• Compares two unlike things directly

• Exaggerates for effect

• Gives human characteristics to an inanimate object

A metaphor...

• Creates words that echo the sounds they represent.

• Compares two unlike things directly

• Compares two things using "like" or "as"

• Gives human characteristics to an inanimate object

Personification...

• Combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

• Compares two different concepts using the words "like" or "as"

• Exaggerates a statement to make a point

• Gives human characteristics to an inanimate object

An oxymoron...

• Combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

• Creates words that echo the sounds they represent

• Compares two things that seem different to create a vivid image

• Compares two different concepts using the words "like" or "as"

A hyperbole...

• Combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

• Gives human characteristics to an inanimate object

• Exaggerates a statement to make a point

• Compares two different concepts using the words "like" or "as"

Chronological/Sequence text structure...

• Describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples

• Identify problems and pose solutions

• Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena

• Present ideas or events in the order in which they happen

Cause and Effect text structure...

• Present ideas or events in the order in which they happen

• Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena

• Identify problems and pose solutions

• Discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they are similar

Problem and Solution text structure...

• Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena

• Identify problems and pose solutions

• Describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples

• Present ideas or events in the order in which they happen

Compare and Contrast text structure...

• Present ideas or events in the order in which they happen

• Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena

• Discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they are similar

Description text structure...

• Describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples

• Discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they

• Identify problems and pose solutions

• Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena