Similes, Metaphors, Hyperbole, & Personification Task Cards

Define personification.

• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two unlike things by saying one actually is the other
• gives human characteristics to objects or animals
• an extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point

Define metaphor.

• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two unlike things by saying one actually is the other
• gives human characteristics to objects or animals
• an extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point

Define hyperbole.

• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two unlike things by saying one actually is the other
• gives human characteristics to objects or animals
• an extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point

Define simile.

• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two unlike things by saying one actually is the other
• gives human characteristics to objects or animals
• an extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point

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• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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