Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to identify whether each sentence uses
simile,
metaphor, or
personification.
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🔹 Definitions:
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Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as".
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Metaphor: A direct comparison without "like" or "as"; one thing is said to be another.
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Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1)
The painting looked as real as life.
→ Uses "as...as" →
Simile
✔ Answer: Simile
2)
The train screeched to a halt.
→ "Screeched" is a human-like sound (a loud cry), but trains don’t actually scream — it’s giving the train a human quality.
✔ Answer: Personification
3)
Health is wealth.
→ Directly equating health to wealth — not using "like" or "as".
✔ Answer: Metaphor
4)
The snowflakes have six sharp fingers.
→ Snowflakes are given human features ("fingers") → personifying them.
✔ Answer: Personification
5)
Ronald has been as busy as a bee, since morning.
→ Uses "as...as" and compares Ronald to a bee →
Simile
✔ Answer: Simile
6)
Watt has the heart of a lion.
→ This means he is brave, like a lion. It's a direct comparison without "like" or "as" →
Metaphor
✔ Answer: Metaphor
7)
The star shone like a diamond.
→ Uses "like" to compare the star to a diamond →
Simile
✔ Answer: Simile
8)
The tree spread its arms and gave us shade.
→ Trees don’t have arms, but here they’re described as doing so → gives human traits →
Personification
✔ Answer: Personification
9)
The fledgling looked as perfect as a picture.
→ Uses "as...as" to compare the fledgling to a picture →
Simile
✔ Answer: Simile
10)
Determination is the key to success.
→ Saying determination *is* a key — directly comparing two things →
Metaphor
✔ Answer: Metaphor
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✔ Final Answers:
1)
Simile
2)
Personification
3)
Metaphor
4)
Personification
5)
Simile
6)
Metaphor
7)
Simile
8)
Personification
9)
Simile
10)
Metaphor
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