1. By Qaevon Rawlings and Dionnetay Sydnor September 19,2011

2. Simile Simile-using like or as to compare two things. Ex. My cousin was blind as a bat. Ex. I am as cold as ice.

3. Metaphor Metaphor- comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else Ex. The girl had a heart of gold. Ex. The dog was so white it looked like it was rolling in dough.

4. Hyperbole Hyperbole-using exaggeration to make a point Ex. When I got home I had a ton of homework. Ex. She was so happy her smile was a mile wide.

5. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia –sound word Ex. The car was so fast all you heard was vroom! EX. When he jump in the pool it was a splash!

6. Alliteration Alliteration- repetition of beginning words Ex. A alligator ate another alligator. Ex. The thief took a telephone.

7. Personification Personification-giving human qualities to something not human. Ex. The stars winked in the sky. Ex. All the trees were dancing with the wind.

8. Idiom Idiom-a well known expression that doesn’t not mean what it says Ex. I told my mom to bite her tonge. Ex. That homework was a piece of cake.

9. Practice Problems Simile;My dog is stinky as a dump.

10. Metaphor: My room is a junk yard.

11. Hyperbole:He is so big he can eat a house.

12. Onomatopoeia: The car was so fast all you heard was zoom