Figurative Language

Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
Options: simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration

When my great uncle drives, he is as slow as a turtle.

Simile: "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

On the way up north to the cabin,
the sunshine sits in my lap all morning. 
This is an example of: 

Simile or Metaphor: My sister is like an angel in my life.

Personification

Simile