Exploring Alliteration and Similes Through Famous Examples
Delve into the world of alliteration and similes with examples from a famous 90-year-old's work and everyday usage. Learn how to identify and create these figurative language devices, and discover their impact on literature and daily communication.
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ALLITERATION Fancy Figurative Phrases Fancy Figurative Phrases
Wind Wakened, the winged and winsome wind wandered westerly while whistling witchery. It waltzed whimsically within woodlands - whooshing, then whipping willows. Worn, it waned. . . whispering wistfully. By Andrea Dietrich
How does this famous 90 year old use Alliteration? Give at least two examples .there are TONS of them.
Similes Students say it is as easy as pie identifying and creating Similes
Similes A simile is a comparison between two things using the words like or as. The school library is like a mountain of books. The art show is as colorful as the rainbow. The pile of homework was as big as a blue whale.
Simile usage in our Everyday Life Rihanna s: We're beautiful, like diamonds in the sky Forrest Gump Life is like a box of Chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.
Obvious Simile In My Teacher Fried My Brain As I was putting it on, it changed color to match my hand---as a chameleon
Now let us check our understanding: Of Alliteration and Similes Review our I Can Statement now: I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia)
Assignment to check understanding Take Index Cards and put your Name on each one. You are writing your alliterations and similes on the index cards. You may work in pairs Find 5 Alliterations in your text My Teacher Fried My Brains (Hints: Last page of Chapter 2, Near the end of Chapter 3, Last page of Chapter 8, First Page of Chapter 14, Middle of Chapter 15) Find 5 Similes in your text My Teacher Fried My Brains (Hints: End of Chapter 8 Near end of Chapter 10, Near beginning of Chapter 12, Beginning of Chapter 17) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classwork/Homework The Earth Question Worksheet
