Definition
the act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
What is Personification?
That test was a killer.
Simile or Metaphor?
How do you know?
What is a Metaphor?
A metaphor makes the comparison directly, substituting one thing for another.
Any trust I had for him walked right out the door.
What is the personification? How do you know?
What is "My trust walked right out the door"?
Personification: Trust is not able to grow legs and walk out the door. It is not tangible. It was given a human action.
I've told you this 20,000 times.
Where is the hyperbole? How do you know?
What is "told you 20,000 time"?
Hyperbole: An exaggeration was made.
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Idiom or Pun? How do you know?
What is an "Idiom"?
Idiom: a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
Her eyes were diamonds.
Simile or Metaphor? How do you know?
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor makes the comparison directly, substituting one thing for another.
Peggy heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling her name.
Where is the personification? How do you know?
What is "The refrigerator calling her name"?
Personification: A refrigerator cannot speak. It was given a human action.
This is the best book ever written.
Where is the hyperbole? How do you know?
What is "the best book ever written"?
Hyperbole: An exaggeration was made.
Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a-salted.
Idiom or Pun? How do you know?
What is a "Pun"?
Pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
a word whose sounds suggests its meaning
What is an Onomatopoeia?
My uncle is as blind as a bat without his spectacles.
Simile or Metaphor? How do you know?
What is a simile?
A simile makes a comparison using the words “like” or “as.”
Winter’s icy grip squeezed his rib cage.
Where is the personification? How do you know?
What is "icy grip squeezed his rip cage"?
Personification: An icy grip cannot actually squeeze his rib cage. He is in cold temperatures so that is what it feels like. It was given a human action.
I love you to the moon and back.
Where is the hyperbole? How do you know?
What is "the moon and back"?
Hyperbole: An exaggeration was made. A very far distance.
I can't wrap my head around it.
Idiom or Pun? How do you know?
What is an "idiom"?
Idiom: a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words
What is the definition of an idiom?
I looked outside and saw it. The snow is a white blanket. I put on my coat and shoes and ran outside. The air was as a cold as ice on my nose. I ran inside knowing I would go back and stay out there all day.
Where is the metaphor? Where is the simile? How do you know?
What is "The snow is a white blanket"?
What is "The air was cold as ice on my nose"?
He had little to live for now that his dreams were dead.
Where is the personification? How do you know?
What is "his dreams were dead"?
Personification: Dreams cannot literally die/pass away. They were given a human action.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Where is the hyperbole? How do you know?
What is "mightier than the sword"?
Hyperbole: An exaggeration was made.
Reading while sunbathing makes you well-red.
Is this a pun or an idiom? How do you know?
What is a "pun"?
Pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
What is a Simile?
The concert was so crowded, it felt like a million people were there.
Simile of Metaphor? How do you know?
What is a simile?
A simile makes a comparison using the words “like” or “as.”
This city never sleeps.
Where is the personification? How do you know?
What is "city never sleeps"?
Personification: A city was given a human action of sleeping that it cannot do.
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Where is the Hyperbole? How do you know?
What is "I could eat a horse"?
Hyperbole: They are explaining their extent of hunger. They cannot actually eat a horse.
A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.
Is this a pun or an idiom? How do you know?
What is a "pun"?
Pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings