Personification is a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman Example – The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky Example- The wind howled its mighty objection Example-The phone awakened with a mighty ring

Personification Poem The teapot sang as the water boiled The ice cubes cackled in their glass the teacups chattered to one another. While the chairs were passing gas The gravy gurgled merrily As the oil danced in a pan. Oh my dinnertime chorus What a lovely, lovely clan!

A idiom is when a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words Example- A piece of cake Example- Call it a day Example- It cost an arm and a leg

Raining cats and dogs Pouring rain

Hyperbole is a exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally Example- It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets Example- I am so hungry I could eat a horse Example- If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die

Hyperbole- Yo hamster so fat when he sat on Walmart he lowered the prices

Simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic Example- Cute as a kitten Example-As busy as a bee Example-As snug as a bug in a rug

Simile- He was as fast as a cheetah

Metaphor is a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable Example- The snow is a white blanket Example- Life is a rollercoaster Example- Their home was a prison

Metaphor- The moon is a white balloon