Simile, Metaphor Or Personification? Worksheet - Free Printable

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:

- Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as...as".
- Metaphor: A direct comparison that says one thing is another (not using "like" or "as").
- 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" → This is a simile.
✔ Simile

2) The train screeched to a halt.
→ "Screeched" is a human-like sound, but trains don't actually scream — it’s giving the train a human quality (a loud cry).
✔ Personification

3) Health is wealth.
→ Directly says health is wealth → not using "like" or "as".
✔ Metaphor

4) The snowflakes have six sharp fingers.
→ Snowflakes don’t have fingers; “fingers” is a human body part. This gives them human traits.
✔ Personification

5) Ronald has been as busy as a bee, since morning.
→ Uses "as...as" to compare Ronald to a bee → classic simile.
✔ Simile

6) Watt has the heart of a lion.
→ Says Watt has the heart of a lion, meaning courage — not literally. It’s a metaphor comparing bravery to a lion’s heart.
✔ Metaphor

7) The star shone like a diamond.
→ Uses "like" to compare the star to a diamond → simile.
✔ Simile

8) The tree spread its arms and gave us shade.
→ Trees don’t have arms, but "spread its arms" gives it human-like actions.
✔ Personification

9) The fledgling looked as perfect as a picture.
→ Uses "as...as" to compare the fledgling to a picture → simile.
✔ Simile

10) Determination is the key to success.
→ Says determination is the key → not literal, so it’s a metaphor.
✔ 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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