Life is a highway
metaphor
The city sleeps
personification
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
hyperbole
A comparison that shows an object or idea is in some way the same as another, seemingly unrelated thing, for example: You are my sunshine.
metaphor
Saying something is AS or LIKE something else, for example: He ran like a cheetah chasing prey
Simile
Giving human like qualities to non-living things. Ex. A Poem takes you any place you please.
personification
She is like a queen
simile
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me.
personification
An exaggeration that can not possible be true and is not meant to be taken literally (seriously) Example: I am so hungry I could eat a cow
hyperbole
A form of literature that uses rhythm, rhyme, sound, or structure to express something in an artistic way.
Poem
A type of language used to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or comparison
figurative language
A poem is like a little path that leads you through the woods.
simile