1) simile - discribe by comparing using like of as
Here it is hot as Africa.
2) Metaphor - Without like or as. We say X is Y
Babies are little angels.
3) Personification - describe something that it is a person.
The wind is angry today
4) Hyperbole - Overstatement, exaggeration
your luggage weighs a ton.
5) allusions - Comparison referencing to characters from literature, movie or culture.
She is beautiful as Aphrodite.
After 5 pm, listening to class is a chore because my brain is as saturated as a babies diaper with poop.
Kyle is the shining star of LADO
The wind howls through the night like a jackal at a burial ground.
Eric Swallwell was as deep in with the Chinese spy, he would put the Mariana trench to shame.
The golden ticket to getting anything done in the world is to bribe the right person.
Answer these questions from the video:
-What is a simile?
-What is a metaphor?
-What is personification?
-What is hyperbole?
-What are allusions?
-Create an example of each
