Lesson+1+Simile,+Metaphor,+Personification

**__Figures of Speech__**
In this lesson, we learned about simile, metaphor, and personification. Below is a brief video describing these figures of speech. media type="youtube" key="oF9_fsUkxuk&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" height="373" width="425" __**YOUR ASSIGNMENT** __ You will complete this assignment using your journal, or Micorsoft word. If you use word, be sure to attach the document in your class page under this assignment heading: __//**Similes, Metaphors, and Personification**//__ Your title will be: __//Similes and Metaphor//__s 1. Draw a line down the center of your page. 2. Title the left side //Simile//, and the right side //Metaphor//. 3. Start by creating 5 or more similes. You may use 2 that you have heard before, but try to create at least 3 of your own. 4. Once you've written your similes, go back and write a metaphor for each simile. 5. The last 5 items on your assignment will be using personification. Write the heading: //Personification// 6. Write 5 sentences that show personification. Remember not to use the words "like" or "as" when giving objects human characteristics. 5. You will be graded 15 points for this activity. 1 point for each simile that uses the words "like" or "as" to compare things, 1 point for each metaphor that states that one thing //__**is**__// another, and 1 point for each sentence that shows personification.

Here are a few examples.

__Simile-> Metaphor__

He is as blind __as__ a bat. > He **is** a blind bat. The bar of soap is __like__ a slippery eel. -> The bar of soap **is** a slippery eel.

Personification The trees //whispered// in the wind. The sun //played// peek-a-boo with the clouds.