SOAPAIMS Similes: Similes use the words like or as. Well-known similes are: cute as a kitten, comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks as busy as a bee comparing someones level of energy to a fast-flying bee as
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SOAPAIMS<br>
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Similes: Similes use the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Well-known similes are:
“cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks
“as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee
"as snug as a bug in a rug" comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug<br>
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Onomatopoeia: The definition of onomatopoeia is a poetic structure of words to convey how something sounds.
Examples of onomatopoeia include:
Calling a train a ‘choo choo’
Calling a cat a ‘meow’
‘Banging’ on a drum<br>
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Alliteration: The definition of alliteration is a grammatical term meaning two or more words in a row starting with the same sounds.
‘Wind Whipping Wildly’ is an example of alliteration<br>
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Personification: Personification is giving human characteristics to non-living things or ideas.
To say the sun is shining is personification.
Personification also means a person or thing thought of as representing some quality, thing, or idea; embodiment; perfect example: he is the personification of honesty<br>
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Adjectives: The definition of an adjective is a part of speech that is used to describe a noun.
Red, tall and fast are all example of adjectives
It also means any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as white in the phrase a white house.<br>
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Imagery: The definition of imagery is pictures created by the mind or from memory
An example of imagery is a person remembering what their first pet looked like.
Images created in your head is imagery<br>
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Metaphor: The definition of a metaphor is a word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description.
An example of a metaphor is calling the dependable father a rock.
The snow is a white blanket.
The hospital was a refrigerator.
The classroom was a zoo.<br>
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Senses: A sense is defined as a way that the body perceives external stimuli, or is an awareness or feeling about something.
Tasting, touching, seeing and hearing are all examples of a sense.
If you have a feeling that danger is lurking, this is an example of a sense of danger.<br>
