Simile Metaphor Imagery Personification

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"
• A comparison without using "like" or "as"
• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
• An extreme exaggeration

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

• An extreme exaggeration

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

• simile
• metaphor

Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.

• simile
• metaphor

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

The piano sang a mournful song. 

• Personification 
• NOT Personification 

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

• Personification
• NOT Personification 

The trees dressed up in red and gold to celebrate the start of autumn.

• Personification 
•  NOT Personification 

The heavy hail dented cars and cracked windows.

• Personification 
• NOT Personification