1.  Idioms Idioms  Similes Similes  Metaphors Metaphors  Personification Personification  Alliteration Alliteration  Symbolism Symbolism  Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia  Hyperboles Hyperboles  Imagery Imagery Is a tool that an author uses, to help the reader visualize or see what is happening in a story or poem.

2. Idiom An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. A piece of cakeA taste of your own medicine Add fuel to the fireThat costs an arm and a leg. You are the apple of my eye.Don’t be a back seat driver. I am on a roll!I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. Break a leg!You are cracking me up! Cross your fingers.You are driving me bananas.

3. Simile A figure of speech in which things that are DIFFERENT are compared by the use of the words like or as. Examples: His feet are as big as boats. My father has a mind like a computer. His skin was as cold as ice. These cookies taste like garbage. You try: My mom is as blind as a bat. He eats like a pig. You Tube Video

4. Metaphor A figure of speech which is similar to a simile, but does NOT use the words like or as to compare. Life is a roller coaster. The King was a lion in battle. Her mood was a storm about to break. Wanda is a chicken. That day is a thorn in my memory. The tiny plane was an insect in the sky.

5. Personification Writing which gives non-human objects human qualities, feelings, actions or characteristics. 1.The flowers danced in the breeze. 2.The house stared at me with looming eyes. 3.The ancient car groaned into first gear. 4.The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers. 5.The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner. 6.The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard.

6. Alliteration The repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row. 1. An ape ate Ace’s acorn. 2. 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 How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? You Tube Video - The Tonight Show

7. Symbolism Symbolism is using one thing (a symbol) to stand for or represent something else. Symbolism can be found almost anywhere. Any time there is something that represents more than its literal meaning, this can be an example of symbolism. Examples: We find symbols in: colors – white stands for life or purity flowers – roses stand for romance objects – a chain represents coming together We find symbolic value in Shakespeare’s famous monologue in his play “As you Like It”: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.” The above lines are symbolic of the fact that men and women, in course of their life perform different roles. “A stage” here symbolizes the world and “players” is a symbol stand here human beings.

8. Onomatopoeia The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds. Examples: The bee buzzed past. Bong! Hiss Pow! Snap Crackle Pop Sound Practice! Click Here: You Tube Video

9. An intentionally exaggerated figure of speech.  It was raining cats and dogs.  Emily was able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.  I’m so hungry I could eat a cow.  I’m starving.  My mom made enough food to feed an army.  I’m so tired, I could fall asleep standing up.

10.  The bed linens (sheets) might just as well be ice and the clothes snow.  The clay oozed between Sarah’s fingers as she let out a squeal.  The crimson (red) liquid spilled from the neck of the white dove, staining and matting its pure, white feathers.  I was awakened by the strong odor of a freshly brewed pot of coffee.  I could hear the waves crashing against rocks somewhere nearby. Is writing that appeals to the 5 senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, sound) to help create mental pictures.

11. Sit back and listen. You Tube Video - Great overview using TV, Music, Etc. Watch and learn. You Tube Video – Overview using Pop Music