 Using sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, feelings to describe something in more detail.  Ex. My father lies blue and ice cold beneath his snow white sheets. His hands are the rough texture of sandpaper. The frosted winter is harsh.

 Using sounds as words; “pow” “zoom” “crunch” “weeeeee” “buzz” “boom”  Ex. The swamp frogs croaked in unison  Ex. The flag flapped in wind  Ex. The sheep went, “ Baa.”

 Definition: says that one thing is another different thing. The simplest form of metaphor is: "The [first thing] is a [second thing].”  Ex. Her home was a prison  Ex. George is a sheep

 Definition: says that one thing is like another different thing; Using the words as...as and like.  Ex. These cookies taste like garbage.  Ex. He eats like a pig.  Ex. It felt as hard as rock.

 Definition: uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response.  Ex. Her brain is the size of a pea  Ex. He is older than dirt  Ex. I am so hungry I could eat a horse

 Definition: giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).  Ex. The washing machine hummed a merry tune while it worked.  Ex. The window winked at me.

 Definition: The repetition of an initial consonant sound  Sally sells seashells by the seashore  Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?

 In your group you’ll have 3 minutes per activity  In your group you have: › 3 sheets of paper (one for each activity) › Writing utensils

 Pick a character, draw a picture of them and describe them in 4 sentences using strong imagery and details ( what they look like, what they are doing, where they are ). › Charlie-high school football star › Luke- Harvard-bound (super smart) › Clarissa- head cheerleader & volleyball player › Megan- 4H champion, future Ag. Major at A&M

 Tell me about something that your group likes to do…use the sounds that you’d hear while doing it and put them into words…

 You will create a 5-line story using Alliteration  Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?