Reading & writing · Grades 5–9
Figurative language and precise interpretation · revision card
A simile often uses like or as. A metaphor makes a direct comparison. Personification gives human qualities to nonhuman things.
Keep these ideas clear
Distinguish comparison types
A simile often uses like or as. A metaphor makes a direct comparison. Personification gives human qualities to nonhuman things.
Use evidence
Name the wording that supports an interpretation.
Two useful examples
The hallway was a river of students is mainly a
metaphor
metaphor
The tent shook like a leaf is mainly a
simile
simile
Explain it without looking
- Why should you not infer a narrator’s whole personality from one metaphor?
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