1. Figurative Language: Passages taken from Holes

2. Personification 
Personification is when an author gives an idea, object, or animal qualities or traits of a person.

3. Examples smiling moon CD player sang a tune car ran
Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie
My computer hates me.
The camera loves me.
Opportunity knocked on the door.
The sun greeted me this morning.
Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city.
Time never waits for anyone.
Trees were dancing with the wind.
The TV sprang to life.

4. Alliteration 
Alliteration is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. When writers want to emphasize certain words, they may use alliteration. (same beginning sound)

5. Examples down in the dumps do or die right as rain sink or swim
pay the price
Coca-Cola
back to the basics
green as grass
live the life

6. BE SURE TO EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER!!!
Directions:
For each of the following slides decide whether each sentence contains a simile, a metaphor, alliteration, or personification.
Circle your choice- and compare your answer with the slide that follows
GO SLOWLY- This is to help you know what you do and don’t know.
You are on the HONOR system- do not cheat!
If simile or metaphor, what is being compared?
If personification what object is being personified?
BE SURE TO EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER!!!

7. PRACTICE SAMPLE:
page 72 The other bodies in the room were little more than bags of flesh and bones, dumped across broken chairs and couches.

8. PRACTICE SAMPLE ANSWER:
page 72 The other bodies in the room were little more than bags of flesh and bones, dumped across broken chairs and couches.
Page 72
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
alliteration
Explain: bodies were bags of flesh

9. BEGIN with the next slide numbered #1

10. 1. Camp Green Lake once danced in the heart of Texas.
What figure of speech is it?
Why?

11. Camp Green Lake once danced in the heart of Texas.
1. personification

12. 2. Trout's feet smelled like dead fish.

13. Trout's feet smelled like dead fish.
2. simile

14. 3. The dark and dreary days were depressing.

15. The dark and dreary days were depressing.
3. alliteration

16. 4. Elya fought his way to America after forgetting to fulfill a promise.

17. Elya fought his way to America after forgetting to fulfill a promise.
4. alliteration

18. 5. Mr. Yelnats thought old smelly sneakers were his ticket to success.

19. Mr. Yelnats thought old smelly sneakers were his ticket to success.
5. metaphor

20. 6. The rain stopped, and the lake said good bye.

21. The rain stopped, and the lake said good bye.
6. personification

22. 7. The trees beckoned the campers to its shade.

23. The trees beckoned the campers to its shade.
7. personification

24. 8. Clyde Livingston's shoes were as smelly as blue cheese.

25. Clyde Livingston's shoes were as smelly as blue cheese.
8. simile

26. 9. Katherine kept cold memories in her heart.

27. Katherine kept cold memories in her heart.
9. alliteration

28. 10. The hundred year curse was dynamite to Stanley's family.

29. The hundred year curse was dynamite to Stanley's family.
10. metaphor

30. 11. Stanley seldom seemed satisfied.

31. Stanley seldom seemed satisfied.
11. alliteration

32. 12. The wind sang its sad tune.

33. The wind sang its sad tune.
12. personification

34. 13. Derrick Dunne did dirty deeds.

35. Derrick Dunne did dirty deeds.
13. alliteration

36. 14. Magnet claimed, "My fingers are like little magnets."

37. Magnet claimed, "My fingers are like little magnets.“
14. simile

38. 15. Sam ran like the devil with Charles Walker chasing after him.

39. Sam ran like the devil with Charles Walker chasing after him.
15. simile

40. 16. The cameras were windows for the Warden to see into the boys' lives.

41. The cameras were windows for the Warden to see into the boys' lives.
16. metaphor

42. 17. The nail polish with rattlesnake venom was as lethal as nuclear waste.

43. The nail polish with rattlesnake venom was as lethal as nuclear waste.
17. simile

44. 18. The onions were miracle drugs.

45. The onions were miracle drugs.
18. metaphor

46. 19. The camp sang when Stanley and Zero were set free.

47. The camp sang when Stanley and Zero were set free.
19. personification

48. Practice Read your assigned pages from Maniac Magee.
Identify the literary devices. Write the sentence in quotes (because you are borrowing the words from Jerry Spinelli)
Page #:____
“ Passage from text”
Type of literary device: simile, metaphor or hyperbole
Explain what is being compared and why?