Similes, Metaphors and Personification

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

• Personification 
• Metaphor
• Simile  

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is:

• simile
• metaphor
• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors.

• The boy has an enlarged heart
• The boy is very selfish and mean
• The boy loves hiking and fishing
• The boy is very kind and giving

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word means: 'To compare two things without using the words like or as?'

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The piano sang a mournful song. 

• Personification 
• NOT Personification 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Winter had wrapped a white blanket over the city.
The author is implying that...

• Spring was finally coming
• It had snowed
• The buildings appeared brighter in the winter
• It was so cold that people needed blankets

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Marcy became a waterfall when she saw the D on her report card.
The author is saying...

• Marcy screamed
• Marcy began to cry
• Marcy poured water in her report card
• Marcy fell down

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The bushes bowed down and greeted us as we walked up the path during the storm.

• Personification
• NOT Personification 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3