Figurative Speech Notes
Figurative Speech Notes
1. Personification
The wind whispered secrets through the trees. (Wind "whispered" like
a person.)
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
Time flies when you’re having fun.
The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.
2. Metaphor
3. Simile
Key Differences
Figurative
Comparison Type Example
Device
Metaphor Direct (no "like"/"as") Life is a rollercoaster.
Indirect (uses
Simile Life is like a rollercoaster.
"like"/"as")
Personificatio Human traits to non- The alarm clock screamed
n human at me.
Practice Exercises
Answers
Exercise 1:
1. Personification
2. Metaphor
3. Simile
4. Metaphor
5. Personification
6. Simile
7. Personification
8. Metaphor
9. Personification
10. Personification