Figurative Language English 10

Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Personification There are many different forms of figurative language that you can use as a writer. We will focus on the following three: Simile Metaphor Personification

Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.” Simile Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”

Simile Her cheeks are like red apples. He was calm like evening. For Example: Her cheeks are like red apples. He was calm like evening.   She felt excited as a cocker spaniel puppy. Her teeth were bright like a bare light bulb. At 15, my days passed slowly by like a freight train creeping through an intersection at minimum speed.

Simile Avoid clichés (an overused expression) when writing your own similes. Examples: Work like a dog. Hard as a rock.   Light as a feather. Life is like a box of chocolates.

Compares two unlike things (sometimes uses “is” , “are”). Metaphor Compares two unlike things (sometimes uses “is” , “are”).

Metaphor For Example: Her cheeks are red apples. Fear is a hungry panther. Life is a roller coaster.   Happiness is a bag of jelly beans. Age 15 is a vice; it clamps, holds, and tightens as I await my 16th birthday.

Gives non-human objects human characteristics. Personification Gives non-human objects human characteristics.

Personification For Example: His guitar wept the melancholy tunes. The shoes speak to me about her travels. Her hair danced around her face. The bell cried out the unwelcome warning. Crickets sing to welcome the night.  

Student Examples Simile Metaphor

Student Personification Examples