Simile
What is a simile?
A simile compares two or more things using like or as.
What is personification?
Personification is given inanimate or non-living objects human attributes
What is hyperbole?
Exaggerated statements or claims
I was so hungry I could eat a horse
Hyperbole
True or False
A simile can compare two things without using like or as.
False a simile cannot compare two things without using like or as.
True or False
Personification can be given to animate objects.
False because then the object or person already has human attributes.
True or false
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration that uses the words "like" or "as"
false
The sun shone like a sparkling diamond
Simile
Which of these is a simile?
A. As light as a feather
B. As sweet as sugar
C. As white as a ghost
D. All of the above
The correct answer is D all of the above
Which of these is personification?
A. Lightning danced across the sky
B. Your neck is as long as a giraffes
C. You are as slow as a snail
The correct answer is A
Why is this a hyperbole?
I walked a million miles to get here
It is because he/she is exaggerating how far he/she had to walk to get to a specific place. No one can walk 1 million miles in a day.
The trees danced as the wind blew.
Personification
Which of these is a simile?
A. He is as strong as an ox
B. The wind howled in the night
C. The thunder was a mighty lion
The correct answer is A because it is comparing two things using like or as.
Is this personification?
My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
Yes, because it is giving a human attribute to the alarm clock.
Is this a hyperbole?
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
Yes because he/she is exaggerating how hungry he/she is that she will eat a horse. But she is not actually gonna eat a horse
The cheetah ran as fast as the wind
Simile
Is this phrase a simile?
Snow is a white blanket
No, it is a metaphor because it is comparing two things without using like or as.
Is this personification?
The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way.
Yes, because it is giving human attributes to the avalanche.
Is this hyperbole?
He is a very small person.
No because it is not exaggerated
The flashlight shone as bright as a thousand suns
Simile and Hyperbole