Resemblance in details between
unlike things
Tree : Leaf
Building : Window
(Tree is to Leaf as
Building is to Window)
Phrases that have their own
meanings
*Going bananas *Flipped his lid
*Raining cats & dogs
*Driving me up the wall
Giving human characteristics
to an inanimate object
The couch swallowed up my
change when I took a nap.
Exaggerating the facts
>I never get what I want. !
>It was so hot that I thought I
could see my skin melting.
Comparing 2 unlike objects using
IS / ARE / WAS / WERE
The moon was my flashlight
helping me find my way home.
Comparing 2 unlike things using
LIKE / AS / THAN /
RESEMBLES
The girl was like a graceful
ballerina while she walked down
the street.