Figures of Speech (Simile, Metaphor, and Personification

Front

What figure of speech is used in the sentence: "Her heart is cold as ice"?

Back

Simile

Answer explanation

Remember: there is a comparison and there is a word "as"

Front

The sun smiled at us.

Back

Personification

Answer explanation

The sun is a natural non living things and the word smiled is a traits/human traits.

Front

Giving human characteristics to an object or idea.

Back

Personification

Front

My cat is a bolt of lightning.

Back

Metaphor

Front

The trees are dancing gracefully.

Back

Personification

Front

A comparison between two unrelated things with the use of “like” or “as”.

Back

Simile

Front

Her hair is as dark as the night.

Back

Simile

Front

The stubborn dense fog swallowed us.

Back

Personification

Front

It's late at night but I'm still awake like an owl.

Back

Simile