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| simile | A comparison between two UNLIKE things, using a word such as like or as |
| metaphor | An imaginative comparison between two UNLIKE things in which one thing is said to be another thing |
| Jerry is as blind as a bat. | simile |
| The directions are as clear as mud. | simile |
| - Sally ran like the wind. | simile |
| - “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.” | simile |
| Bob has a heart of stone. | metaphor |
| - A blanket of snow covered the street. | metaphor |
| - Life is a rollercoaster. | metaphor |
| personification | Personification is a figure of speech in which a nonhuman or nonliving thing or quality is talked about as if it were human or alive. |
| Time flew and before we knew it, it was time to go home. | personification |
| The sun glared down at me from the sky. | personification |
| The ocean danced in the moonlight | personification |
| The waffle jumped out of the toaster. | personification |
| I am so tired; I hear my bed calling my name. | personification |
| The cow jumped over the moon | personification |
| The little dog laughed | personification |
| And the dish ran away with the spoon. | personification |
| Onomatopoeia | The words we use to describe sounds |
| Boom, zoom, pow | onomatopoeia |
| Alliteration | Same beginning sound, letter, or group of sounds over and over |
| Norris Newton never needed new needles. | alliteration |
| Julie Jackson juggled the juicy, jiggly Jell-O. | alliteration |
| Betsy Brown blew big, blue bubbles. | alliteration |
| Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration |
| I have told you a million times. | Hyperbole |
| I am so hungry I could eat a horse. | hyperbole |
| I have a ton of homework. | hyperbole |
| Woof | Onomatopoeia |
| Cathy Carlson collects cars, cotton candy, and chestnuts. | alliteration |
