1. Simile – a comparison of two unlike things; uses ‘like,’ ‘as,’ ‘resembles,’ and ‘than’
Example – Red as a cherry; Looks like a million dollars
Metaphor – a comparison of two
unlike things; does NOT use the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
Example – She is a treasure. He is a rock.

2. Hyperbole – when the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect
Example: I had a ton of homework; I have a million things to do
Personification – giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Example: the tree danced, the fire ran wild

3. Imagery – words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses
Example – The freezing wind brushed my face; the smell of dinner was near.
Onomatopoeia – the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings
Example: buzz, whisper, murmur, vroom, squish

4. The tropical storm slept for six days.
Her face is like a sunbeam.
My mother is the moon.
The rain seemed like an old friend who had found us.
He’s a walking library when it comes to baseball.
The tree angrily shook its branches.
The baby was an octopus in the grocery store.

5. My dad knows everything about football.
The pen furiously danced across the page.
Shane was a toothpick after getting the flu.
You look as pale as a ghost.
The beagle flew through the air and landed like an inexperienced skydiver onto the couch.
“I got an F!” she cried. “My mom is going to kill me!”

6. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Alliteration - the repetition of similar sounds
Consonance – repetition of consonant sounds
Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Tongue twisters!

7. Rhyme Scheme
End rhyme
Free verse

8. - End rhyme – poetry that rhymes at the end of each line - Free verse – poetry that does not rhyme - Repetition – the use of a word, phrase, or line more than once in a poem