Simile, Metaphor, Personification (Re-teach & Extension)

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'He is a shining star.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'The sun smiled down on us.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'She swims like a fish.'

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Simile.

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Which phrase is a simile? 'He is a lion in battle.' or 'He is as brave as a lion.'

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He is as brave as a lion.

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What is being personified in the phrase: 'The flowers danced in the breeze.'

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Flowers.

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Choose the correct term: 'The classroom was a zoo.' (simile, metaphor, personification)

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Metaphor.

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Choose the correct term: 'The stars winked at me.' (simile, metaphor, personification)

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Personification.