1/2 Figurative Language

Compares two words in a sentence using "like" or "as".

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Gives human characteristics to non-human things.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Compares two words in a sentence WITHOUT using "like" or "as".

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

A _________ compares two words in a sentence without using "like" or "as".

___________ gives human qualities to things or animals.

A ______ compares two words in a sentence using "like" or "as".

The sun smiled down on us.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personificaiton

The students are as busy as bees!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

The girl looked white as a ghost when the teacher asked for her homework.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification