Figurative Language

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Personification

• Giving human qualities to animals or objects

• Example: The tulips nodded their heads at the walkers.

Alliteration

• Repeating the same sound at the beginning of words.

• Example: Daisy the dirty dog dug a ditch.

Simile

• Comparing two things using like or as

• Example: Those cookies are as hard as rocks.

Metaphor

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• Example: His hair is a lion’s mane.

The laundry pile is a mountain. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

D. Metaphor

The studious students studied for social studies. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

B. Alliteration

The moon guides us on our journey. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

A. Personification

The baby is as light as a feather. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

C. Simile

The wiggly worm wandered into the well. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

B. Alliteration

My room is a pig’s sty. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

D. Metaphor

He laughs like a hyena. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

C. Simile

My alarm clock yelled that it was time to get up. This is an example of

A. PersonificationB. AlliterationC. SimileD. Metaphor

A. Personification