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Put your money where your mouth is.
Meaning: Don’t just talk about something, buy it or invest in it.
Now think of your OWN
idioms to write and illustrate!
Or visit:http://www.idiomsbykids.com/
Examples of Simile:
• Jake was as happy as a kitten with a new ball of yarn.
(both Jake and the kitten are happy)
Simile and Idiom Video
Teachers: You’ll need to log on, then if you get a blank screen, hit “refresh”
Check out this
Now see if you can find the similes on this site:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/simileclassics.html
Look at the pictures on this site:
http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/onomato/poeia.html
What examples of onomatopoeia can you
think of?
Examples of Personification:
• The couch groaned under the weight of the entire family.
• The dog cried pitifully.
Follow this link for more examples!
http://www.learnnc.org/media/lessons/JaniceLane5232002893/1Samples.rtf
Now check out some more examples of
hyperbole written by kids!
Worsley School Hyperbole
and watch the…Simile and Hyperbole Video
(5 min) Teachers: You’ll need to log on, then if you get a blank screen, hit “refresh”
Examples of Alliteration:
• She sells sea shells
• Two tricky trains• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Click here to examine:
Alliteration in Poetryand watch this
Alliteration Video ClipTeachers: You’ll need to log on, then if you get a blank
screen, hit “refresh”
Examples of Metaphor:
• My mother is a blanket, warm and comforting.
• The train was a howling monster as it hurtled down the track.
Here are some examples of poems about families that use
metaphorshttp://www.teachervision.fen.com/poetry/literary-techniques/5453.html
Listen as your teacher reads them.
Then write your own poem about your family using
metaphors.