Take this phenomenal figures of speech quiz created for grade 6 students today to enhance your knowledge and revise what you already know! When it comes to describing a person as a writer, there are different ways you can choose to describe someone in a story or compare the extensity of what you are trying to put across. Most writers use figures of speech such as similes, metaphors, and personification. Do you know how to distinguish between the three? Try this test and tell us which sentence falls in which category-similes, metaphors, and personification. Fill in the blanks with the correct category.