Personification, Simile, Metaphor

Check all responses that ARE similes.

• Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

• Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

• I like to eat steak and potatoes.

• He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

I slept like a log.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The river flowed swiftly.

• The dog barked loudly.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

The wind whispered through the trees.

Which word shows personification?

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

The flowers danced in the wind.

Which word shows personification?

The sun smiled down on us.

Which word indicates personification?