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Literary Terms

Literary Terms. Simile. Compares two things with “like” or “as” My brother acts like a monkey My sister is as quiet as a mouse. He looks as happy as a kid in a candy store. She eats like a pig. Metaphor. Compares two things without “like” or “as”

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms

  2. Simile • Compares two things with “like” or “as” • My brother acts like a monkey • My sister is as quiet as a mouse. • He looks as happy as a kid in a candy store. • She eats like a pig.

  3. Metaphor • Compares two things without “like” or “as” • My grandmother’s letters are a time machine to her youth. • This small, isolated town is a prison, and very few escape. • My sister is the sun on a cloudy day.

  4. Alliteration • When words in a sentence begin with the same sound (usually a consonant) • Cold cream • Short shadow • Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. • Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove. • Mike’s microphone made much music. • Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter!

  5. Personification • When an object is given human thoughts or feelings. • A breeze is whispering. • The kind moon smiles on us. • Sadtears want to escape my eye.

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