Simile
What is a Simile?
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
What is a Metaphor?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is Personificaton?
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is a Hyperbole?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally."he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles"
What is an Example of a Simile?
For example: as proud as a peacock, as busy as a bee
What is an example of a Metaphor
For example: He's a couch potato
What is an example of a Personification
For example: The sun smiled down on us.
What is an example of a Hyperbole
For example: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse
What is a simile as simple as a?
a figure of speech that compares two different things with one another by using the words 'like' or 'as'.
What is a metaphor as simple as a?
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
what is a personification as simple as a?
a literary device that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things or inanimate objects.
what is a hyperbole as simple as a?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
simile synonym?
metaphor, analogy, epic simile, comparison , figure of speech, affinity, likening.
metaphor synonym?
Figure of speech or Figurative expression
personification synonym?
Embodiment, Incarnation, and essence
hyperbole synonym?
Exaggeration or overstatement