Simile Metaphor Personification

Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

• simile

• metaphor

What is being personified:
The wind sang a sad song.

• wind

• song

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison of two unlike things without using, "like, as or than"

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

• An extreme exaggeration

Which phrase is NOT a simile?

• He's a workhorse.

• He's as strong as an ox.

The baby was like an octopus grabbing at all the cans on the store shelves is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Ted was nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Those girls are like two peas in a pod is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The rose danced in the wind like a ballerina is an example of?

• personification and simile

• metaphor and personification

• simile and metaphor

My mother is like a delicate flower is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The rose petals were as soft as delicate silk is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile