Metaphor - (describing somethings as another thing) Examples:
*The girl was a beautiful angel *He was the sun , she was the moon * They were fighters, they were lions
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Similies- ( comparing using like or as)
* They kept us caged like rats * Her eyes were like the billions of stars that fill the sky * He was as fast as a jaguar
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Alliteration - (when at least two words next to eachother start with the same sound)
*The sweet smell of sweat sickened me * Her ferocious and feisty personality was a problem * The happy harmony of their voices filled the room
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Onomatopoeia - (noise words)
*His voice crackled and boomed throught the air * Their feet made thumping sounds as they walked through their house. * You could hear the rain dripping outside
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3 part list - (using three words in a row to describe something)
*I was scared, petrified and numb. * The house was old, creepy and desolate. * They were happy, excited and nervous.
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Personification - ( gives an object characteistics that people have)
*The avalanche devoured everything in its way * The branches of the trees waved to those passing by. * The wind roared.
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Rhetorical question - ( a question that is not meant to be answered but makes the reader think)
*Wouldn't you have done the same? * Was this the right choice? * What would you do?
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
*The girl was a beautiful angel *He was the sun , she was the moon * They were fighters, they were lions
Back
Metaphor - (describing somethings as another thing) Examples:
Card 3
Front
* They kept us caged like rats * Her eyes were like the billions of stars that fill the sky * He was as fast as a jaguar
Back
Card 4
Front
*The sweet smell of sweat sickened me * Her ferocious and feisty personality was a problem * The happy harmony of their voices filled the room
Back
Card 5
Front
*His voice crackled and boomed throught the air * Their feet made thumping sounds as they walked through their house. * You could hear the rain dripping outside
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