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Simile- comparing two objects using like or as. Ex. The sun looks like a ball of fire. Metaphor Extended- a comparison between two unlike things that is developed over several lines or an entire poem. Ex. The gator swims and almost lives within the rivers as a fish lives always in the rivers. Metaphor Implied- implies or suggests a comparison between two things. Ex The cloud is fluffy and a mashmellow is fluffy. Metaphor Director- compares two things using a verb such as is. Ex. The turtle is a rock. Personification- comparing an object that is not human giving it human like qualities. Ex. The words jumped off the page.