Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole with Examples
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Created by:
Acastle on March 12, 2012
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4th grade grammar
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Wonderland26, Greenblat, Junior English 2012-13 room 609
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Simile | a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Personification | giving human qualities to animals or objects |
| Metaphor | Time is money. |
| Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| Metaphor | comparison not using the word "like" or "as" |
| Personification | The sun played hide and seek with the clouds. |
| Simile | She is as sweet as pie. |
| Personification | The stars in the sky blinked and winked. |
| Metaphor | She froze with fear. |
| Hyperbole | I'm starving. |
| Metaphor | She has a bubbly personality. |
| Hyperbole | He's driving me crazy. |
| Simile | The street felt as hot as the surface of the sun. |
| Simile | This pudding is as smooth as silk. |
| Personification | The leaves on the ground danced in the wind. |
| Hyperbole | I'll just die if I don't go to the party. |
| Simile | It flew as high as a kite. |
| Metaphor | The internet is the information super highway. |
| Personification | The teapot sang as the water boiled. |
| Hyperbole | You snore louder than a freight train. |
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