• Simile – a comparison of two unlike things; uses ‘like,’ ‘as,’ ‘resembles,’ and ‘than’–Example – Red as a cherry; Looks like a

million dollars

• Metaphor – a comparison of twounlike things; does NOT use the words ‘like’ or ‘as’–Example – She is a treasure. He is a rock.

• Hyperbole – when the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect–Example: I had a ton of homework; I have a

million things to do

• Personification – giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea–Example: the tree danced, the fire ran wild

• Imagery – words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses–Example – The freezing wind brushed

my face; the smell of dinner was near.

• Onomatopoeia – the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings–Example: buzz, whisper, murmur, vroom,

squish

1. The tropical storm slept for six days.2. Her face is like a sunbeam.3. My mother is the moon.4. The rain seemed like an old friend who

had found us.5. He’s a walking library when it comes to

baseball.6. The tree angrily shook its branches. 7. The baby was an octopus in the grocery

store.

1. My dad knows everything about football.2. The pen furiously danced across the page.3. Shane was a toothpick after getting the

flu.4. You look as pale as a ghost. 5. The beagle flew through the air and

landed like an inexperienced skydiver onto the couch.

6. “I got an F!” she cried. “My mom is going to kill me!”

Alliteration - the repetition of similar sounds

Consonance – repetition of consonant sounds

Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Tongue twisters!

Rhyme Scheme

End rhyme Free verse

- End rhyme – poetry that rhymes at the end of each line

- Free verse – poetry that does not rhyme

- Repetition – the use of a word, phrase, or line more than once in a poem