Name: _____________________Ms. Proch ELA 9

#1 Literary Term WorksheetJust a little more practice. This will help you find a literary term in your song lyrics. Please answer the following questions. You will be looking at 5 different literary terms.

Metaphors Metaphors are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. Metaphors are a way to describe something. Authors use them to make their writing more interesting or entertaining.

Unlike similes that use the words “as” or “like” to make a comparison, metaphors state that something is something else.

Read the statements that contain metaphors in italics. Then complete the statements that explain the metaphors.

1. Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.

This metaphor compares Brian to a wall because __________.

a. He was very strong.b. He was very tall.c. He kept returning the balls.d. His body was made of cells.

2. We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog.

Tammy was being compared to a hog because she __________.

a. looked like a hogb. ate like a hogc. smelled like a hogd. was as smart as a hog

3. Cindy was such a mule. We couldn’t get her to change her mind.

4. The metaphor compares Cindy to a mule because she was __________.

a. always eating oatsb. able to do hard workc. raised on a farmd. very stubborn

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AlliterationAn alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row. Here are some examples.

Angela Abigail Apple white ate anchovies and artichokes. Bertha Bartholomew blew big, blue bubbles. Clever Clifford Cutter clumsily closed the closet clasps. Dwayne Dwiddle drew a drawing of dreaded Dracula

Make up 3 alliterations of your own and write them here:

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HyperboleHyperbole - a figure of speech involving exaggeration.

Here are a few examples:

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse. Running faster than the speed of light. You could be Miss Universe. It took light years for this to work. I waited in line for centuries. I've told you a million times don't exaggerate.

Make up three of your own hyperboles and write them here:

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AllusionAn Allusion is reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. i.e. She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. Here are a few more examples.

"As the cave's roof collapsed, he was swallowed up in the dust like Jonah, and only his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock indicated that there was anyone still alive".

The allusion in the sentence above is to Jonah. The reader is expected to recognize the reference to Jonah and the whale, which should evoke an image of being 'swallowed alive' ... in this case, behind a wall of dust and rock.

"Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities".

Did you spot the allusion to Scrooge? That name should bring to mind an image of someone who 'pinches pennies' and hoards money with a passion. But the allusion only works if the reader is familiar with Charles Dickens' story 'A Christmas Carol'.

You should now have a good understanding of how allusion works. Let's see if you've really got it. Below you will find some characters and descriptions which might be referred to when writing something. Have a look:

Hamlet was a character from Shakespeare who had a difficulty making a decision. The Three Stooges were a comedy team of not-too-bright buffoons. The 'cowardly lion' from the Wizard of Oz was a coward. Judas betrayed Jesus. Mother Teresa was a nun who selflessly devoted her life to caring for the poor and sick.

Write your own allusion here. If you wish, your sentence may allude to one of the characters above, or to someone or something else you choose.

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RhymeRhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words. Here are some examples:

Run, pun

Walking, talking

Shirt, flirt

Write a 4 different pairs of rhymes here:

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GREAT JOB

Name: _______________________Ms. Proch ELA 9

#2 Literary Term WorksheetJust a little more practice. This will help you find a literary term in your song lyrics. Please answer the following questions. You will be looking at 5 different literary terms.

Similes

Similes are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. Similes are a way to describe something. Authors use them to make their writing more interesting or entertaining.

Similes use the words “as” or “like” to make the connection between the two things that are being compared.

Examples:

1. Playing chess with Ashley is like trying to outsmart a computer.

The activity “playing chess with Ashley” is being compared to “trying to outsmart a computer.” The point is that Ashley can think in a powerful manner that resembles the way a computer operates, not that she is like a computer in any other way.

2. His temper was as explosive as a volcano.

His temper is being compared to a volcano in that it can be sudden and violent

Underline the word or phrase that is being described by each simile. Put (parentheses) around the word or phrase it is being compared to. The first two have been done for you.

1. Mary frowned and said, “I believe that taking drugs is like (playing with fire).”2. Don’t tell Mother that her cookies taste like (lumps of sand).3. Karen was offended when I said that she was as flaky as a snowstorm.4. Be careful when you go out. The sidewalk is as slippery as greased glass.5. I’m not comfortable about this situation. I feel like a bug sitting under a magnifying glass.6. I really like Patty. Her heart is as soft as a feather pillow.7. Cheryl’s smile is as sweet as a lullaby.

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ForeshadowingForeshadowing - hints of what is to come in the action of a play or a story

Read the following passages and draw a line to the event each passage most likely foreshadows

In the beginning of a movie, a well dressed woman is travelling by ship. She stares out at the ocean, daydreaming. As she stares, she hums the tune “Yo ho, A Pirate’s Life for Me.”

The children are visited by Peter Pan are soon whisked away to face a dangerous situation.

A character in and story behaves in an odd and irregular way and complains continuously that he has a headache.

There will be travelling event involving pirates.

A boy and a girl drop breadcrumbs as they travel deeper in the woods.

The boy and the girl become helplessly lost

A character says, “ it would be a bad idea to break any laws right now.”

A character becomes very ill.

“But George, do you think the children will be safe without Nana? Safe? Of course they will be safe. Why not?”

A Crime is committed.

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia are words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make. Here is a poem with some examples in it.

Cafeteria Boom! Went the food trays. Clap! Clap! Goes the teacher.Rip! Went the plastic bag.Munch! Munch! Go the students.Slurp!!! Went the straws.Whisper Is what half the kids in the room are doing.

Think of 3 different examples of onomatopoeia and write them here:

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3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PersonificationPersonification is giving human qualities to animals or objects.i.e. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. Some more examples are:

“The ancient car groaned into third gear.”

“The cloud scattered rain throughout the city.”

“The tropical storm slept for two days.”

The nonliving objects in the above sentences (car, cloud, storm) have been given human qualities (groaned,scattered, slept). Adding meaning to nonliving or nonhuman objects in this manner is called personification.

Personify the following sentences. Change the words in parentheses to words that would describe a human’s actions:

1. My bedroom door (opened). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. The puppy (barked) when I left for school. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. The leaf (fell) from the tree. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. The flashlight (went on). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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5. Hair (is) on my head. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OxymoronOxymoron is putting two contradictory words together. i.e. bittersweet, jumbo shrimp, and act naturally. \

Here are some more examples and explanations.

Pretty ugly

When we say pretty ugly, this has the same meaning as quite ugly. However, this is an oxymoron because 'pretty' can refer to something attractive or beautiful. 'Ugly' refers to something not attractive. So, putting these contradicting words together makes this phrase an oxymoron.

A few more examples:

virtual reality definite maybe original copies

pretty ugly same difference plastic glasses

almost exactly constant variable even odds

minor crisis extinct life genuine imitation

exact estimate only choice freezer burn

free love working holiday rolling stop

Think of two more oxymorons and write them here:

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GREAT JOB