Poetry Figures of Speech

What is a simile?

• describing something

• To have body features given to things that are non living

• To compare using words: like, as

• to compare

Which is a simile?

• He was fierce like a lion.

• He was fierce.

• WOW that was fierce

Metaphor is

• comparing people, animals or objects WITHOUT using words like and as.

• a different simile

• a meteor

Which is a metaphor?

• The world is like a stage

• The world is a stage

• The stage is not like a world

What is personification?

• A poem describing a person

• A person

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects, animals, or ideas.

Which of these is a personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees

• The moon shone

• The key was in its place

• The sea was cold

What is the meaning of hyperbole?

• To describe animals and people together

• To shout out

• Going bowling

• An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or humor.

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• Her smile was brighter than the sun.

• She ran

• WE slept so fast

What is onomatopoeia?

• A huge mystery

• A word with a lot of vowels

• A word that imitates the sound it describes.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The car engine was silent.

• His smile was as bright as the sun.

• I told you a million times

• The bees buzzed in the garden