Literary Devices

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Find the simile:
The new couch was as big as a bus and could hardly fit inside their small living room.

Slide 3 - Open question

Find the simile:
The clock struck midnight and the sky was as black as ink.

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Find the simile:
needed my sunglasses inside since the lights were as bright as day

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Find the simile:
The class was as quiet as a mouse because they didn’t want to get in trouble

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Metaphor
locate the two things being compared in each metaphor

The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.

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Her memory is cloudy since she can never remember anything.


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Time was a thief to me this year.

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The teacher was an encyclopedia of information

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The history test was a train wreck.

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What is Personification?

Personification: Giving human qualities to things and ideas.
Personification Examples:
The tree leaves danced in the wind. 
The chair stood up straight and tall.
The car jumped to the finish line.

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Locate the personification:
The old and tattered house looked depressed.

Slide 14 - Open question

The good news travelled fast through the town

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The snow wrapped the trees in white, fluffy blankets

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The year raced by and before we knew it, summer was here.

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Alliteration uses repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of each word. Choose a letter and write a sentence using alliteration

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Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Write down 3 onomatopea's

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Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatope
Alliteration
She was treated like a queen on her birthday.
The bugs went SPLAT on the windshield 
The car died on the side of the road when it ran out of gas.
Linda liked laughing and licking lollipops
The students in this class are all brains.

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Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
The leaves whistled in the rain. 
Stella sold sixty-six silly salamanders Sunday
The sun was a glowing ball of fire in the sky
The lemons she used in the dessert tasted like sour grapes. 
The cereal went SNAP, CRACKLE, POP when he poured in the milk at breakfast. 

Slide 23 - Drag question