1. Sarah Grissom and Kelli Mitter September 19,2011

2. Simile  Simile-using like or as to compare 2 things. Example : I was snug as a bug in my blanket.

3. Metaphor  Metaphor : Comparing 2 things without using like or as; something is something else.  Example :He is the sun of her sky.

4. Hyperbole  Hyperbole- Using exaggerations.  Example: I ran liked greased lightning.

5. Onomatopoeia  Onomatopoeia –Sound word  Example : The thunder boomed then the lightning cracked.

6. Alliteration  Alliterations-Repetition of beginning sound.  Example: The cat crawled under the car.

7.  Personification- Giving human qualities to something not human. Example: The camera loves me! Personification

8. Idiom  Idiom-A well known expression.  Example : I was saved by the bell.

9. Practice Problems!  1. Which of these 3 sentences are a simile? A. I ate cake for lunch B. Her hair is a rats nest. C. She is blind as a bat. 3. Write a hyperbole. ________________  2. Does a metaphor have like or as in it?  _________________  4. What is a sound word?  _________________

10. Practice Problems!(continued)  5. Is this an personification? -The round apple is pink. True -or- False  6. Is this alliteration? My cat Cassidy came home. _____________________  7. Circle the idiom. a) The man macaroni in the morning. b) Keep your head held high. c) Her hair is a rats nest.