Review

​ Simile

Compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

Ex:
She's as bright as the moon.

​ Metaphor

Hyperbole

Personification

Compare two unlike things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"
Ex:
Her eyes were diamonds

An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally

Ex:
I'm dying of laughter

When you give human trains to non human things

Ex:
My heart was competing with my head.

Idioms

An idiom is a phrase that means something different from its literal words.

Examples:

• “Break a leg!” meaning good luck

• “Spill the beans” meaning reveal a secret

• “Beat around the bush” meaning avoid saying something directly.

Alliteration

Alliteration repeats the same starting sound in a sentence or phrase.

• Example:

  • Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

  • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• Writers use it to make language sound musical or fun!

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia are sound words that imitate real noises.

Examples:

• The bacon sizzled.

• The balloon popped.

• The thunder boomed.