Figurative Language Review

The breeze kissed my cheek and whispered in my ear.

The curb jumped out and tripped me.

Which term means giving human characteristics to non-human things.

She is as gentle as a kitten.

"My love is a red, red rose." - Robert Burns

When they entered the classroom, the students were buzzing around the room like busy bees.

The pond was a black mirror reflecting the dark sky.

The storm was like a monster that destroyed the town.

The birds were like shrieking ghosts in the cold winter air.

"Like a stone idol, like a mountain avalanche, Tryannosaurus fell" (Bradbury 588).

"Each lower leg was a piston" (Bradbury 586).

Which term means a comparison of unlike things withOUT a direct word of comparison?

I can hear a beautiful tropical beach calling my name.

"The sea licked greedy lips" (Connell 20)

Which term means a comparison of two unlike things using a direct word of comparison?