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Al Bayader School Grade 6

Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, and Personification

‘How to ACE’ a Figurative Language Question

1. Simile: A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things, typically using the words "like"
or "as".

Example: Your face is like the moon.

Question: What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? Justify your answer.

Sentence Type Compared to Meaning

‘Your face is like the the face is compared to To show that the face is
simile
moon.’ the moon bright and beautiful

➔ Answer: “Your face is like the moon” is a simile since the author compared the person’s face to the
moon to show that the face is bright and beautiful.

2. Metaphor: A type of figurative language that compares between two unrelated things without using
"like" or "as".

Example: You are the sun that brightens my day.

Question: What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? Justify your answer.

Sentence Type Compared to Meaning


To reveal that the
‘My mother is the sun the mother is compared
metaphor mother brings joy and
that brightens my day.’ to the sun
warmth to the narrator

➔ Answer: The sentence ‘My mother is the sun that brightens my day’ is a metaphor because the author
compared the mother to the sun to reveal that she brings joy, warmth, and positivity to the narrator.
Also, she brings lights to his world.

3. Personification: A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a non-human object.

Example: The city I live in never sleeps.

Question: Identify the figurative language used in this sentence. Justify your answer.

Sentence Type Compared to Meaning

‘The city I live in never To show that the city is


personification City – never sleeps
sleeps.’ always active and busy

➔ Answer: ‘The city I live in never sleeps’ uses personification because it gives the city a human quality
of sleeping. It means that the city is always active and busy.

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