6th Grade ELA

simile - definition

comparing two different images using "like" or "as

simile - example

Sue was as busy as a bee.

metaphor - definition

comparing two different images WITHOUT using "like" or "as

metaphor - example

She is a butterfly when she dances.

personification - definition

a type of metaphor that gives a human quality to an inanimate (not living) object

personification - example

The wind whispers to me.

hyperbole - definition

an extreme exaggeration (very far fetched)

hyperbole - example

She has a million freckles.

alliteration - definition

repetition of the same consonant sound in the beginning for several words in the sentence (e.g. tongue twister)

alliteration - example

Sally sold seashells on the seashore Saturday.

onomatopoeia - definition

A word that imitates/makes a sound

onomatopoeia - example

buzz, pop, eww

idiom - definition

an expression that cannot be understood by its separate words, but together has a meaning of its own

idiom - example

A piece of cake.

imagery - definition

very vivid description that uses adjectives and the five senses

imagery - example

the smell of warm butter; the fiery, red; the pitter patter of raindrops on the tin roof

rhythm - definition

when words or sounds create a pattern or beat

rhythm - example

Don't give up. I believe in you all. a person's a person not matter how small.

rhyme - definition

when the same ending sound appears in a sequence

rhyme - example

Little Bo Peep Lost Her Sheep