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Awesome Alliteration...page 5 Hoppin Hyperboles...page 6 Awfully Fun Oxymorons...page 7 Sweet As Sugar...page 8 Mighty Mountain Metaphors...page 9 Onomatopoeia...page 10 Tag!...page 11 Imagery...page 12 Where In the World Are We?...page 13 Who s Saying What?...page 14 How Are You Feeling?...page 15 Characterization...page 16 Personification...page 17 Metaphor vs. Simile...page 18 Dialect...page 19 That s Punny!...page 20 Idioms...page 21 Peppy Personification...page 22 Proverbial Proverbs...page 23 How Puzzling!...page 24 4
Alliteration is the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of neighboring words. Have you ever heard Sally sells seashells by the seashore, or Round the rock the ragged rascal ran? These are both examples of alliteration. Using the word bank below complete the following alliterative sentences. Glenda Snakes Gooey Rope Rugged Betty Big Songs Bubbles Swans Swiftly Gobs Ranchers 1. Silly swam singing silly about sly. 2. Beautiful blew blue. 3. Giddy grabbed of green grapes. 4. Rowdy wrapped on red rocks. Now illustrate your favorite alliterative sentence! Sometimes we call sentences with lots of alliteration tongue twisters. 5
Hoppin Hyperboles Hyperbole is exaggeration within a story. When you use hyperbole, it s okay to be silly or dramatic! Really, that s the point of hyperbole! Examples: The sand was so hot our feet fried. I was so hungry I ate a zillion cookies! He was buried in mounds of homework! Use the following simple statements and think of a funny exaggeration that does not change its meaning. Use these exaggerations, and turn the statement into different hyperboles. 1. I am so happy. 2. The dog is heavy. 3. I am very tired. 4. My mom was mad. 5. The movie was boring. 6
Awfully Fun Oxymorons An oxymoron is when two opposite words are put together, usually to describe something. Examples: Just act naturally when you meet someone new. When my family goes out to eat, I love to order the jumbo shrimp. The ice cream was so old it had freezer burn! See if you can find some! Underline the oxymorons in the sentences below: 1. It was pretty ugly when my mom saw the mess Seth made. 2. Rachel and Kaitlyn look almost exactly alike. 3. The beach had a calm storm compared to most summer rain showers. 4. He acted like a big baby when he couldn t have more cake. 5. The police officer had no comment about the recent bank robbery. Use the word bank and complete the oxymorons below. 1. true 2. confused 3. hazard 4. good 5. nothing 6. least 7. good 8. moving awfully grief still favorite safety story clearly much 7