Identify
What is this: "the classroom was a zoo"
Metaphor
Shouted
Yelled, screamed etc
Adjective
Describing word
Happy atmosphere
What is this: "the singer sounded like nails on a chalkboard"
simile
Kind
Nice, generous, warm, welcoming etc
Verb
doing word
The crowd flooded the stadium
Business/ lots of people
What is this "the door groaned"
Personification
Evil
Malicious, villainous, cruel
Simile
comparing one thing to another using as or like
The bus groaned and crept forward
Old/ slow bus
What is this: "The room a freezer, and everyone stood huddled together like penguins"
Break
Fracture, crack, destroy
Metaphor
Comparing one thing to another directly (saying it is that thing)
The teacher's face was like a dark cloud
They are angry/ annoyed
What is this: "the water sparkled like stars, caressing swimmers with its waves"
simile and personification
Waiter
Server, steward etc
Personification
Giving something inanimate human qualities
The students were hanging off their chairs like loose clothing, as the teacher's voice droned on like a broken record.
They are bored