Has anyone used any gestures for figurative language?

I'm teaching a lesson on similes, metaphors, and personification and was really hoping to use some gestures to help kids understand what these terms mean and be able to remember the difference between similes and metaphors, since those can be confusing. If anyone has anything, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

I have done similes and personification and I'll do my best to describe the gesture the class came up with.

Statement: Similes compare two items using like or as.
Gesture: Lock hands together, interlacing your fingers like "Hands and Eyes", on the word "compare," separate hands and hold up two fingers, like a peace sign, on "two items", make an "L" using thumb and index finger of your right hand on the word "like" (it will look backwards to you) and an upside down peace with your left hand on the word "as" and place the left hand in front of the "L" so the thumb of the "L" is the crossbar of the "A" (upside down peace sign). You will end up with the Logo for the LA Dodgers. This may be a little gang-like so be sure you are using it with a group that won't be weird about it. My class (5th grade) and I refer to the Dodgers as the LA Similes instead of LA Dodgers.

Statement: Personification is giving human-like qualities to things that are not human.
Gesture: Pat yourself on "human-like qualities" (you can add simple gestures for qualities if you to demonstrate human motions), point to or grab items when saying "things", and waggle one finger left and right (like a mother warning a child not to do something) and slowly shake your head no on "not human."

Wow! Describing these things in words can be quite difficult. I hope these help. I haven't done metaphors yet but I'll let you know what I come up with when I get to it.

~Dave~

These are three tricky standards for gestures, but Dave has done a great job here. I'll add my metaphor gesture just so we can help, if it's not too late. It starts off like similie, linking the hands together (because it is still a comparison) and then while we are saying "with no like or as" we shake our heads no, or you could wagg your index finger back and forth.

Post what went well and what didn't so we can all learn.

Thanks for the help!

We ended up doing something similar to what was suggested.

For simile we say "a simile is a comparison (link fingers together) of 2 unlike things (hold up a fist and an open hand for 2 different things) using like or as (say really fast)."
For metaphor - "a metaphor is a comparison (link fingers together) of 2 unlike things (fist and open hand like simile) WITHOUT (said loudly and with a gesture like what umps do when someone is safe) using like or as (said very fast)."
Figurative language - "figurative language is language (make talking motion next to mouth) that goes beyond (move finger in circles until your arm is extended) the usual meaning of words to create a special effect (fingers go in and out like a firework)"

I taught this lesson before I got your suggestion for personification, so we don't have anything for that one. Oh well, maybe next time!