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Porter Poet Tricks 2

5 Tricks Poets Use#2-Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Personification

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The teacher is like an angry lion when she is mad. Simile: teacher/lion
The boy believed black birds bite. Alliteration
The men were jumping like a pack of frantic grizzly bears. Simile: men/pack
His feet are as big as boats Simile: feet/boats
Beads of ice glistened on bare branches like jewels. (2 tricks used) Simile and Alliteration
The sky is a rainbow of colors. Metaphor: sky/rainbow
The desk held big blocks of paper. Alliteration
One eye glittered like a blue star. Simile: eye/star
The wind whispered through the forest Personification & Alliteration
Cra-aack! Bang! The branch broke and fell on them. (2 tricks used) Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
The snake slithered south through the grass. (2 tricks used) Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
The flowers danced in the wind. Personification
The stars danced around me. Personification
The stars were headlights that allowed us to find our way. Metaphor: stars/headlights
The chirp of the bird outside my window awakened me. Onomatopoeia
The grass is an ocean of flowers. Metaphor: grass/ocean
Created by: msporter
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