Similes, Metaphors and Personification

Front

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is:

Back

Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

That girl is as tough as nails. Is this a simile or metaphor?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

The piano sang a mournful song. Is this an example of personification?

Back

Yes, it is personification.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

She is as thin as a toothpick. Is this a simile or metaphor?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Which word means: 'To compare two objects using the words like or as?'

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is called:

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the main purpose of using similes in writing?

Back

To create vivid imagery and comparisons.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Identify the figure of speech: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Identify the figure of speech: 'Her smile was a ray of sunshine.'

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What do we call a phrase that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D