Revision Literary devices: simile - metaphor - personification

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Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Simlie

Metaphor

Personification

a comparison of two different things using the wors 'as' and  'like'.

a comparison of two different things without using the wors 'as' or 'like'.

Giving human qualities to things and ideas.

Find the simile:
The clock struck midnight and the sky was as black as ink.

write a metaphor of this image

Metaphor

locate the two things being compared in the metaphor

The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.

The history test was a train wreck.

What is Personification?

Personification: Giving human qualities to things and ideas.

Personification Examples:

The tree leaves danced in the wind. 

The chair stood up straight and tall.

The car jumped to the finish line.

The good news travelled fast through the town

The year raced by and before we knew it, summer was here.