"The sun was as yellow as fire." What is this an example of?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Tick as many similes as you can find!
Her skin was as cold as ice
His dad had a look like thunder
The trees danced in the breeze
Their home was a prison
The room was like a sauna
The following is a simile: "She was wooden with fright"
"I've been walking forever!" This is an example of....
Hyperbole
Repetition
What is Personification?
Describing something as being something else
Exaggerating for effect
Giving an inanimate thing human characteristics
Which of these is an example of personification?
When George smiled his eyes twinkled like diamonds
The stars sighed
Tom was wooden with fright
"CRASH! BANG!" This is an example of....
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
The dog's fur was as white as snow
Life is like a box of chocolates...
His heart was cold iron
"The world is a stage." This is a metaphor
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This is an example of...