Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, and Personification

Personification is when you

• repeat the same sounds over and over again

• give person-like qualities to animals and things
• use a word that mimics the sound

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Which sentence shows personification?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The dog barked.

• The boy walked to school.

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A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomotopoeia

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What is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Santa sat on the soft chair and smiled.

• The door creaked as the old man slowly opened it.

• The dog waved goodbye as the children hopped on the bus.

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Alliteration uses

• human traits for non-human things

• the same beginning sound repeated over and over again

• the sound something makes

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Which of the following is alliteration?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• Sally at seven sour strawberries after dinner.

• She is a beautiful flower.

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Choose the example of personification.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The sun is like a light bulb.

• The sun smiled at us.

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"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously." is an example of...

• onomatopeia

• alliteration
• personification

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The snow danced around in the wind.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

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What is an example of alliteration?

• The balloon popped loudly.

• The flowers danced in the wind.

• Dave dug down in the ground to search for diamonds.

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CCSS.L.6.5

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