Question
Identify each example as a metaphor, simile, personification, or hyperbole.
The sky growled angrily at me.
I was an icicle waiting at the bus stop.
The wind ruffled my hair like a gentle hand.
The student had a ton of homework.
The sky growled angrily at me.
I was an icicle waiting at the bus stop.
The wind ruffled my hair like a gentle hand.
The student had a ton of homework.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the identifications for each example:
1. **The sky growled angrily at me.** - **Personification** (attributing human qualities to the sky)
2. **I was an icicle waiting at the bus stop.** - **Metaphor** (comparing the speaker to an icicle without using "like" or "as")
3. **The wind ruffled my hair like a gentle hand.** - **Simile** (comparing the wind's action to a gentle hand using "like")
4. **The student had a ton of homework.** - **Hyperbole** (exaggeration for emphasis on the large amount of homework)
1. **The sky growled angrily at me.** - **Personification** (attributing human qualities to the sky)
2. **I was an icicle waiting at the bus stop.** - **Metaphor** (comparing the speaker to an icicle without using "like" or "as")
3. **The wind ruffled my hair like a gentle hand.** - **Simile** (comparing the wind's action to a gentle hand using "like")
4. **The student had a ton of homework.** - **Hyperbole** (exaggeration for emphasis on the large amount of homework)