Simile, Metaphor and Personification

Check all responses that ARE similes.

• Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

• Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

• I like to eat steak and potatoes.

• He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

I slept like a log.

• True

• False

The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the sun is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The cool water beckoned invitingly to the hot travelers is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The snow whispered as it fell to the ground during the early morning hours is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The eerie house glared suspiciously at all who passed by is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

My father is a bear in the mornings is an example of?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The white balloon followed me into the room, trailing its string along the floor like a tired, old ghost is an example of?

• simile and metaphor

• metaphor and personification

• personification and simile