1. Simple Sensory Language and Sound Devices To add details, writers will use different types of sensory language. Read the description of each below, and try writing some of your own. Which is your favorite? Alliteration: Using the same consonant sound again and again to get the reader’s attention- This is sometimes like a tongue twister. Ex: Several silly sheep slept sideways. ________________________________________ Simile: Making a comparison using like or as Ex: My brother is as mean as a snake. _______________________________________________ Metaphor: Making a comparison without using like or as Ex: My dog was a monster eating everything in his path! _______________________________________________ Personification: Giving a human characteristic to something that isn’t human Ex: The sun kissed the cheeks of the children. _______________________________________________ Onomatopoeia: Sound words Ex: Boom, Bang, Pop, Crash, ZZZiiip! _______________________________________________