poetry review

Match the following

• extreme exaggeration of truth

• hyperbole

• a comparison of two things that do not use like or as

• alliteration

• a word that means a sound

• simile

• words with same beginning sounds

• metaphor

• a comparison of two things that uses like or as

• onomatopeia

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza
• onomatopoeia
• optical illusion
• imagery

The sun stared down at the dusty desert.

• personification

• simile

• Onomatopoeia

The water ran down the stream.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Define Onomatopoeia

• a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"

• the repetition of beginning letters or sounds

• an extreme exaggeration

• sounds in word form

An alliteration is:

• a fun word to say!

• the repetition of beginning letters or sounds

• a comparison of two unlike things

• a word that comes before a noun

Match the following

• My hands are as cold as ice!

• She is very quiet and shy.

• The new girl was as quiet as a mouse in her new school.

• My hair was heavy and it feels better now that it is shorter.

• Since I cut my hair, I feel as light as a feather!

• The room is cold and so are my hands.

• My dad was sleeping like a log.

• He was in a deep sleep and hard to wake up.

• That old coat is like rag.

• The coat is old and dirty.

"Sarah was as busy as a bee." is an example of

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

"The sun smiled happily down at us." is an example of

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

"Sheep should shower in a shed." is an example of

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

• simile