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| Metaphor | A creative way of comparing two different things. It might use a form of the verb ‘to be’ to make the comparison. |
| Metaphor | Peace is a sunrise. |
| Metaphor | The cup of hot tea was the best medicine for my cold. |
| Metaphor | Time is money. |
| Simile | A creative comparison of two different things. The words ‘like’ or ‘as’ signal a simile. |
| Simile | The ice was as smooth as glass before the skaters entered the ring. |
| Simile | The snow plow reared up like a wild horse. |
| Simile | My nephew eats like a pig. |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis. |
| Hyperbole | My brother exploded when he saw the damage to his iPod. |
| Hyperbole | Their house was so big |
| Hyperbole | His hands were so dirty the soap ran away and hid. |
| Personification | The description of a non-living thing as having human qualities. |
| Personification | The sunflowers nodded in the wind. |
| Personification | Fear grabbed the victim in its icy grasp. |
| Personification | The clouds pushed each other around in the sky. |
| Sensory Details | A creative way of creating images in a reader’s mind by using words. It relates to the senses of smell |
| Sensory Details | As Derek spoke, his breath formed puffy clouds dripping with icicles int he |
| Sensory Details | A blinking red light from the truck’s turn-signal illuminated our darkened home. |
| Sensory Details | The car tires gripped the ice with intensity. |
