A simile is figurative language that uses like or as to directly compare two unlike things.
An example from the text Mrs. Flowers was "... I sopped around the house ... like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible."
My own example of a simile is "They bounced around like miniature dolls in a portable doll house."
This is how Maya felt about herself, as an inedible biscuit that is just sitting there becoming even more disgusting by the minute.
Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison between two things. Unlike a simile a metaphor does not use like or as.
"She was an old photo graph dusted from an album, whitened away..." This is a metaphor from the passage "Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury.
An example of a metaphor is " Her hair was a filthy, scrappy mop on top of her head."
Personification
Personification is figurative language that gives animals and inanimate objects human characteristics and feelings.
"... the Rock cries out to us, clearly, forcefully,..." is an example of personification from the poem "On The Pulse Of Morning".
"The Yellow Traffic light was feeling sad when nobody listened to him" is an example of personification.
Hypebole
A Hyperbole is an exaggeration or overstatement used for effect.
"The sky darkened to midnight in a flash." is a hyperbole from "Summer In A Day" by Ray Bradbury.
"Tim's feet were screaming in agonizing pain until he sat down."
Alliteration
alliteration is repeated consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of words.
An example of alliteration from "On The Pulse Of Morning" was"I, the Rock, I the River, I the Tree I am yours..."
"A demonic dynamo delivers death - defying dance to a damsel in distress." Is an alliteration.
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