Poetry Terms

A simile is...

• a comparison between two people, place, objects using "like" or "as"

• an exaggeration statement

• a comparison between two people, place, objects WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• when you give human like qualities to an inanimate object/concept

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A metaphor is...

• a comparison between two people, place, objects using "like" or "as"

• an exaggeration statement

• a comparison between two people, place, objects WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• when you give human like qualities to an inanimate object/concept

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

He was as fast as a rocket.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She is a snake.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My father is like a hurricane, destroying all in his path.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My brothers are stingrays, calm until provoked.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is tone in literature?

• The form of the text

• Reader's feelings

• The structure of the text

• Author's attitude

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the meaning of this simile below?

He ate like a bird.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of this metaphor below?

The actress is a star.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D