Met/Sim/Alit Quiz

Hey! You made it. Here are some hints for you to help you to do well on the test.

1) Remember that metaphors and similes both compare two unlike things. We compare them because they have something in common.

2) Similes use like, as, or than. Metaphors do not:

The sun is an orange in the sky: I'm comparing the sun to an orange. The reason I'm doing this is because they have a very similar color.

The sun is like an orange in the sky: I'm comparing the same thing and I have the same meaning, but I am using "like" to compare both.

3) Alliteration is a very cool device that writers can use. You repeat the starting sounds of words. The words need to be close by each other.

Lucky Lucy ran to camp: Notice that I have the same "Luh" sound at the start of Lucky and Lucy. "Ran," "to," and "camp" do not have starting sounds that are repeated.

HINT:

Be prepared to know the three definitions that you have on your worksheets. Also, be prepared to read two poems and identify metaphors, similes, and alliteration. Assonance is not on this quiz.

GOOD LUCK!!!

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