Monday, July 25, 2011

Assignment # 3: Poetry (ALL STUDENTS)

PART 1 : Define the following poetic terms in your own words:

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Hyperbole
4. Personification
5. Onamatopeoia
6. Alliteration

PART 2: Choose 4 of the six poetic terms and write an example....

Good luck...

PS. By not doing these assignments, some of you are certainly giving me plenty to talk about with your parents on "Back To School Night" - just saying...

Enjoy your last week of July...September is not as far away as you think!!

17 comments:

  1. 1) A simile are 2 unlike things in a comparison using like or as.

    2) A metaphor is 2 unlike things in a comparison not using like or as.

    3)A hyperbole is an exaggeration

    4) Personification is giving an non human human like features.

    5) Onomatopoeia is a sound put into words.

    6)Alliteration is when the first letter of the word is repeated in the sentence.

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  2. 1) Jake smells so bad he smells like a dump.

    2) Joe is so smart he is an Einstein.

    3) I'm so hungry I can eat a horse.

    4) Suddenly the flashlight woke up.

    (Sorry I didn't see part 2)

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  3. Similie: Two things being compared using the words like or as. I'm healthy as an ox.
    Metaphor: Basically like a similie, but without using like or as. Max's room is so messy, it looks like a pigsty.
    Hyperbole: Exaggerating something you'd normally say. That lady at McDonald's was fat as a whale!
    Personification: Giving nonliving things human adjetives. The fire danced on the walls.
    Onomatopoeia: Exaggerating sounds in words.
    Alliteration: When every word in the sentence begins with the same letter or sound.

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  4. 1.) Simile: A figure of speech that compares two things using the words like or as.
    - Her eyes are as blue as the sea.

    2.) Metaphor: A comparison between two dissimilar things that is used to describe something.
    - His face was a blue moon marked with craters.

    3.) Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement that is not to be taken literally.
    - Its raining cats and dogs outside.

    4.) Personification: When you give an object, idea, or an animal only something humans can do.
    - The stars smiled down at me from the skies.

    5.) Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate the sounds from the objects or actions they come from.
    - You can hear the howls from the wolves at night

    6.) Alliteration: When almost each word in a sentence starts with the same letter.
    - Sally sells sea-shells by the sea shore.

    P.S. I LOVE the picture below!!!!!

    ~ Vani Nair

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  5. 1.Simile-a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
    ex: He laughs like a Hinayana.

    2.Metaphor- is a comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
    ex:There are more fish in the sea

    3.Hyperbole- An exaggeration

    4.Personification-is when you give human characteristics to something nonhuman.

    5.Onomatopoeia- is when there is words that stand for noise from actions or animals.
    ex:The bees go buzz.

    6.Alliteration- is when in a sentence most word start with the same letter.
    ex:Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.

    ps: Love the picture so cute :)

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  6. A simile is a comparison of two different things using like or as. The car is as fast as a plane.
    A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things using is. The flash light is a thunderbolt.
    A hyperbole is an exaggeration. I'm so hungry I can eat a horse.
    Personification is when you give a nonhuman thing human traits. The leaves whispered to me.
    Onomatopoeia is a word that represents a sound.
    Alliteration is when many words in a sentence start with the same letter.

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  9. Similes are used to compare two different things using "like", "as", or "than".
    "Without her glasses she was as blind as a bat."

    You use metaphors when comparing two unlike things that actually have something in common.
    "The world's a stage."

    Hyperboles are exaggerations.
    "I am so hungry; I could eat a horse.

    Personification is giving an inanimate objects human qualities or abilties.
    "My cell phone hates me."

    An onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the word it represents.
    "The leaves crunch when you walk through them in the fall."

    An alliteration would be using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
    "Hanna's house was hardly heated."

    Kristine Rupnarain

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  10. 1) Simlie-two different things being compared using the words "as" or "like.
    My hair smells like fresh apples.

    2) Metaphors is two unlike things have a comparison.

    3) Hyperbole- an exaggeration
    It's raining cats and dogs.

    4)Personification is giving objects human abilities.
    The sun jumped to wake up everybody.

    5)Onomatopoeia is giving it a word that has a sound.


    6)Alliteration is a repetition of words that begin with the same sound or letter.
    Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.

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  11. 1) A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
    The leaves were as green as peas.

    2) A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things using "is."
    Stewie's head is a football.

    3) A hyperbole is an exaggeration.
    His brian is the size of a peanut.

    4) Personification is giving inanimate objects human-like traits.
    Time creeps up on you.

    5) Onomatopoeia is sound that is used in words.

    6) Alliteration is a sentence with the same letters or sound in the beginning of the words.

    ~Cristian Barriga

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  12. 1. (Hyperbole- an exaggeration)
    This guy run as fast as a cheetah.

    2. (Simile- is a figure of speech using like or as)
    My couch is so black like my dog.

    3.( Personification giving human characteristics to non living things.)
    The wave jumps on the shore.

    4. ( onomatopoeia- a form of words that sound is associated with.)
    While I was making pan cakes it made a sizzle sound in the pan.

    5. (Figure of speech using is.)

    6. (a repetition using the same word or the same word from the beginning.

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  13. 1. (Hyperbole-over exaggerating)
    The hotel room was as colorful as a rainbow.

    2. (Metaphor-comparing to unlike things using is)
    My phone is a snail.

    3. (Simile-comparing 2 things using like or as)
    That broccoli looks like throwup.

    4. (Personification-giving objects abilities)
    The sunlight started smiling at everyone as it was rising.

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  14. 1. Simile:Are two unlike things in a comparison using like or as
    Ex. He smells like garbage.


    2. Metaphor:Two unlike things in a comparison not using like or as.
    Ex. He is garbage on the field too.



    3. Hyperbole: An exaggeration
    Ex. I am so hungry I could eat a Horse


    4. Personification: Giving a non living thing abilities that could only be preformed by a living thing
    Ex.The sun stood up.


    5. Onamatopeoia: Making a sound into words



    6. Alliteration: When many words in a sentence start with the same letter


    Hector Cardenas

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  15. 1) simile: a poetic device that is used to compare unlike objects using the words like or as.

    2) metaphor: similar to a simile but with out using the words like or as.

    3) personification: human characteristics given to different types of objects that are not living.

    4) hyperbole: an exaggeration

    5) onomatopoeia: poetic device that is used for sound and uses words to imitate sounds.

    6) alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

    Justin George

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