SIMILE
Name: ______________________________
Definition:
Example from The Graveyard Book
Pg 95: “Bod screeched as best he could, and the nightgaunt made an amused chuckle. Then it made a similar
noise, and it spread its great leathery wings, and it ran
into the desert wind, flapping hard, and the wind
caught it and carried it aloft, like a kite that had begun
to fly.”
First object: The night-gaunt
Being compared to: A kite
What they have in common: flying and being “carried”
by the wind
Sensory image created: A bird that is floating in the air
because it is being held up by the wind
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Book:
Create your own example:
My simile:
Pg _________:
First Object:
First Object:
Being compared to:
Being compared to:
What they have in common:
What they have in common:
Sensory image created:
Sensory image created:
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METAPHOR
Definition:
Name: ______________________________
Example from The Graveyard Book
Pg 104: “‘Yes. Exactly,’ said Silas. ‘Suicides, criminals,
and witches. Those who died unshriven.’ He stood up, a
midnight shadow in the twilight.”
First object: Silas
Being compared to: A midnight shadow
What they have in common: both are dark; both can
appear menacing
Sensory image created: Silas is more like shadow than a
person
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Book:
Create your own example:
My metaphor:
Pg _________:
First Object:
Being compared to:
What they have in common:
Sensory image created:
First Object:
Being compared to:
What they have in common:
Sensory image created:
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PERSONIFICATION
Definition:
Name: ______________________________
Example from The Graveyard Book
Pg 80: “None of them seemed to get tired or out of
breath, under that red sky, with the burnt-out sun
gazing down at them…”
Object: A burnt-out sun
Human action: Gazing down at them
Sensory Image Created: The sun is high in the sky
and is appears to be watching them
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Book:
Create your own example:
My example of personification:
Pg: _______________
Object:
Object:
Human action:
Human action:
Image created:
Image created:
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HYPERBOLE
Definition:
Name: ______________________________
Example from The Graveyard Book
Pg 113: “‘You are difficult to miss. If you came to me in
the company with a purple lion, a green elephant, and a
scarlet unicorn astride which was the King of England
in his Royal Robes, I do believe that it is you and you
alone that people would stare at…’”
What the character literally says: People would stare at
Bod, even if he was in the company of colored animals
and the King of England
What the character means: Bod is not getting better at
fading and really needs to work on it
Why did the character or author use hyperbole: Mr.
Pennyworth is frustrated and wants to reiterate to Bod
how important it is that he learns to fade
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Book:
Pg: _______________
Create your own example:
My example of hyperbole:
What the character literally says:
What the character literally says:
What the character means:
What the character means:
Why did the character or author use hyperbole:
Why did the character or author use hyperbole:
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