Simile, Metaphor, Personification

Which literary device compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which literary device describes a non-human thing with human characteristics?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which literary device compares two things by stating that one thing IS the other?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

'The shadow of the moon danced on the lake.'

Identify the literary device used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

'The man's beard was a rat's tail, long and mangled.'

Identify the literary device used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

'Despite the chaos that ensued, he remained as cool as a cucumber.'

Identify the literary device used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

'Ben is a human calculator. He can finish his maths worksheets in under five minutes!'

Identify the literary device used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

'The lake was as smooth as glass.' -Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

Identify the literary device used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

'The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.' -Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Identify the literary device used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

'The moors sighed with the weight of the secrets they held, whispering tales of love and revenge.' -Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Identify the literary device used.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification