literary techniques

4. PURPOSE OF METAPHORS:
•help people visualize unfamiliar concepts
•explain unfamiliar situations meaningfully
•add variety and interest to a person's writing or
conversations
•create strong images and leave lasting impressions

5. METAPHOR EXAMPLES
His words cut deeper than a knife.
He broke my heart.
He is the apple of my eye.
Peter has a heart of gold.

9. METAPHOR OR SIMILE?

10. The formation of words whose sound is imitative of the sound of the noise or
action
EXAMPLE: Ticktock, ticktock… the sound of the clock was all that could be
heard.
The train made a choo-choo sound and smoke billowed from its chimney.

11. 1.Shh! No talking in the library please.
2.The concert was so crowded, it felt like a million people
were there.
3. You are my sunshine.
4. Life was like a box of chocolates.
5. The snow is a white blanket.
6. Cinderella's slippers were as shiny as the sun.
7. The pitcher threw the ball as fast as lightning.
8. Tsk,tsk,tsk, you really shouldn’t be eating in class.
9. The stars are sparkling diamonds.
10. Eyes are the windows to the soul.
11. The ding-dong of the doorbell is not loud enough.