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  • The raindrops danced along the window pane.
    personification
  • The sun smiled down on the green meadow
    personification
  • Compares two things using the words "like" or "as"
    simile
  • And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.
    personification
  • The wooden table was as solid as a rock.
    simile
  • Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day.
    simile
  • The clouds looked like cotton candy drifting across the sky.
    simile
  • Compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  • The classroom was as quiet as a library during the test.
    simile
  • Her voice was music to their ears.
    metaphor
  • The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up.
    personification
  • The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
    personification
  • The woman gave a huge donation because she had a heart of gold.
    metaphor
  • Giving non human object a human qualities
    personification
  • The snow was a white blanket covering the town.
    metaphor