Metaphors, Similes Personification etc Flashcards
What is imagery?
Comparing one thing to another
What is the definition of a simile?
Similes compare on thing to another using the words “like” or “as”.
What is the definition of a metaphor
Metaphors compare one thing to another without using the terms “like” or “as”.
What is the definition of personification
Personification is when you compare an inanimate object to a living thing or person.
Is this a simile, metaphor or personification?
“You’re as greedy as a pig!”
Simile
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“The green plant sulked in the sunlight.”
Personification
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“The bar of soap was a slippery eel.”
Metaphor
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“Life’s a box of chocolate.”
Metaphor
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“Smoke floated on the air like steam over tea.”
Simile
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“He laughed like a hyena.”
Simile
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“The car spluttered and coughed.”
Personification
Crack, bang and pop are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
“The slithery serpent snuck through the twisty tunnel.”
Is an example of what?
Alliteration
What is the definition of onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is when the word you say sounds like the meaning of the work
Eg: crash, bang, meow
What’s the definition of alliteration?
Alliteration is when the first letter of the first word is the same as or rhymes with the first letter of the second word.
Eg: terrible tigers, amazing art, rubbish writing
