1. Figurative Language
English 10

2. 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

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. Student Examples
Simile
Metaphor

11. Student Personification Examples