Metaphor You walk gravely along as if you were going to school, while everything else out here in the wood is merry." (Says The Wolf) Personification "What a tender young creature. What a nice plump mouthful." This is a Simile, because it compares two things using like or as. These are Metaphors,because they compares two nouns without using like or as. " "Good-day, Little Red Riding Hood," said he (The Wolf) So he walked for a short time by the side of Little Red Riding Hood. These are examples of personification because the wolf is behaving as a human would. Simile "Oh, but, grandmother, what a terrible big mouth you have."( Said little red riding hood)