L A Terminology Simile Definition Is when you

L. A. Terminology

Simile Definition: Is when you compare 2 things using “like” or “as”

Example 1 Wise as an owl.

Example 2 As snug as a bug in a rug.

Example 3 Life is like a box of chocolate you never know what you are going to get. Gross I hate this chocolate! I never knew this was coming to me!

Alliteration Definition: When 2 or more nearby words have the same beginning sound.

Example 1 Pete the penguin likes pizza and pickles.

Example 2 Carrie’s cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.

Example 3 Larry’s lizard likes leaping lizards.

Onomatopoeia Sound words

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Hyperbole Definition: Is an exaggerated phrase!

Example 1 That boy can run as fast as a car!

Example 2 I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

Example 3 She’s so dumb, she thinks that Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.

Metaphor Definition: Describes one thing as something else!

Example 1 My brother is a dragon!

Example 2 My dad is a crazy monkey!

Example 3 My sister is a poodle!

Exaggeration Definition: Is an exaggerated phrase!

Example 1 This bicycle is thousands of years old!

Example 2 He snores louder than a cargo train!

Example 3 Your breath is so bad, it can make someone pass out!

Personification Makes a non-human thing sound human!

Example 1 The stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky!

Example 2 The tornado ran through town without a care!

Example 3 I could hear hawaii calling my name!

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