Terms in this set 20 Simile.

Example of metaphor simile and personification. My mother is as scary as the movie Insidious. So here are some examples of metaphors. Unlike a simile a metaphor states that an object or idea is in some way the same as another seemingly unrelated thingFor example where a speaker using a simile to insult someone might say Hes like a rat a speaker using a metaphor would say something like He.

Lavieré is like my mother scary. A comparison using like or as Personification. He wanted to set sail on the ocean of love but he just wasted away in the desert.

Personification Example The leaves on the ground danced in the wind. Giving human qualities to animals or objects. Level 5 Lesson 8 Similes Metaphors and Personification Below are sentences that contain similes and metaphors.

Marias voice is music. Personification is basically a common literary tool and one of the figures of speech such as that of simile metaphor onomatopoeia and so on among others. The cats fur was a blanket of warmth.

The curtain of night fell upon us In this metaphor. The lamp was a beacon of sunshine. An explanation of metaphor simile and personificationsources in addition to the ones listed in the creditsRomeo and Juliet- William ShakespeareThe Soun.

Simile Example It flew as high as a kite. She is as beautiful as a garden filled with flowers. A metaphor is a figure of speech frequently taught alongside simile to help illustrate the differences between the two.