| SIMILES A figure of speech in which things that are different are compared by the use of the words like or as. |
METAPHORS A figure of speech in which is similar to a simile, but does NOT use the words like or as to compare. |
PERSONIFICATION Writing which gives non human objects human qualities. |
EXTRA
PRACTICE Includes practice sheets or lesson plans. |
| THINKQUEST ABC TEACH WORKSHEET SIMILE ONLINE PRACTICE SIMILE SAFARI WEBQUEST PRACTICE SHEET (Similes) POETRYTEACHERS.com |
THINKQUEST ABCTEACH WORKSHEET PRINTABLE ACTIVITY (Similes and Metaphors) HANDOUT (Simile VS. Metaphor) PRACTICE SHEET (Metaphors) |
THINKQUEST ABCTEACH WORKSHEET PERSONIFICATION ONLINE ACTIVITY STUDENT POEMS (examples) |
BUSY AS A BEE
LESSON THINKQUEST FINAL TEST MAKING COMPARISONS (All 3 elements) QUIA FIGURES OF SPEECH QUIZ SAMPLES (Similes and Metaphors) |
| IDIOMS An expression that does not mean what it literally says, like "You’re driving me up a wall". |
ALLITERATION The repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words. |
HYPERBOLES An exaggeration |
ONOMATOPOEIA The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds. Example: BUZZ or HISS |
| PAINT BY IDIOMS (GAME) EYE ON IDIOMS (GAME) IDIOM CONNECTION LIST OF IDIOMS IDIOMSITE.com PICTURE IDIOMS IDIOM WEBSITE READWRITETHINK.org FUNBRAIN.com THINKQUEST QUIA.com IDIOM LIST (Alphabetically) |
LESSONS
AND RESOURCES "I'M GOING ON A TRIP" (Alliteration game) |
DEFINITION
AND ACTIVITY LESSON IDEA FUN EXAMPLES... |
ONOMATOPOEIA
HELP STUDENT POEMS (examples) LESSON IDEA #1 LESSON IDEA #2 |
| PUNS A play on words that relies on a word's having more than one meaning or sounding like another word. |
ANAGRAMS An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters in another word or phrase. |
OXYMORON An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas, such as “pretty ugly". |
PALINDROMES A palindrome is a word or phrase that can be read forward or backwards. |
| PUNISHED! By David Lubar |
FUN WITH WORDS |
FUN WITH WORDS |
FUN WITH WORDS |
| OTHER GENERAL RESOURCES | |
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