Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Review: What is alliteration?

Review: What is a simile?

Review: What is a metaphor?

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

 Ex: Wicked Witch of the West  Non-example: Dorothy and Todo

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Lyrics from “Red” by Taylor Swift    Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song Touching him is like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Lyrics from “Magic” by B.o.B.

 Every time I touch that track it turns into gold  my heart pumps diesel

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Lyrics from “Heartless” by Kanye West  How could you be so cold, as the winter wind when it breeze yo?

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

 Example: T-Swift took Tommy to Taco Bell  Non-example: Justin Bieber Hates McDonalds

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Lyrics from “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z (fear. Alicia Keys)  New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made  I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can, you should know I bleed

blue

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

 Example: Bane broke Batman’s back  Non-example: The Hulk smashed the cars against the wall

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Lyrics from “Diamonds” by Rihanna  You're a shooting star

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Lyrics from “Diamonds” by Rihanna  Shine Bright like a Diamond  We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky

Alliteration, Simile, or Metaphor?

Lyrics from “Magic” by B.o.B.

 I kick it like Adidas  I break all the rules like Evel Knievel

Good Job!

 Now try to think of your own examples!