Stuck on Metaphor, Simile, & Personification!

Metaphor, simile, and personification are ALL types of figurative language.

• True

• False

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Authors use figurative language to make their writing more creative and imaginative.

• True

• False

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Metaphors, similes, and personification are used to COMPARE things in different ways.

• True

• False

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The definition of metaphor is...

• a direct comparison without "like" or "as"

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• giving human qualities to a lifeless object

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The definition of simile is . . .

• a direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• giving human characteristics to lifeless things

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The definition of personification is ...

• a direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• giving human characteristics to a lifeless object

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If I see the word "like" or "as," there is ALWAYS a simile.

• Yes.

• No. There has to be a comparison of two different things.

Personification is confusion because it's actually a type of...

• simile

• metaphor

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"Her heart is gold" is an example of ...

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

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"He was solitary as an oyster" is an example of ...

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

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TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

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