Similes, Metaphors, Personification, & Hyperbole

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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This is a metaphor, comparing the chaotic classroom to a zoo.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'She sings like an angel.'

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This is a simile, comparing her singing to that of an angel using 'like'.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'The stars danced in the night sky.'

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This is personification, giving human qualities to stars.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'I have a million things to do today.'

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This is hyperbole, an exaggeration of the number of tasks.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'He is a shining star in the classroom.'

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This is a metaphor, comparing a student to a shining star.