Figures of Speech

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Activity 1: Simile and Metaphor

 Decide whether the sentence contains a simile or a metaphor, and identify the two things being compared. Then change the simile into metaphor and vice versa: 1. The lake was a huge mirror in the moonlight.
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2. The dancer moved around the stage like a spinning top.
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3. I am the glue that holds us together.
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4. Our lawn is a green carpet from the fence to the street.
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5. The playground became a lake after the thunderous rain. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Mary frowned and said, “I believe that taking drugs is like playing with fire.”
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Activity 2: Alliteration
 Underline the alliteration in these sentences.
1. Puny puma pit their skills against zebras.
2. Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves.
3. Handsome Harry hired hundreds of hippos for Hanukkah
 Finish the following sentences with alliterative words.
1. Darcy’s daughters__________________________________________.
2. Pretty Pamela____________________________________________.
3. Silent students ____________________________________________.
Activity 3: Personification
 write the object being personified and the meaning of the personification.
1. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the