Literary Secret Spices
Giving human traits, emotions, or behaviours to non-human objects or abstract ideas
Personification
To paint a picture and create a story using words.
Descriptive
"The stars danced across the night sky, as if the music from the ballroom was singing directly to them."
Personification
"Just keep Swimming"
Dory (Finding Nemo)
A direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one thing is another
Metaphor
To retell a series of past events in chronological order
Reccount
"Books are the mirrors of the soul"
Metaphor
"I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham."
Dr Seuss
Descriptive Language that appeals to the 5 senses to build a mental picture
Imagery
To convince the reader to adopt a specific point of view or take a particular action.
Persuasive
"The crimson sun sank slowly beneath the jagged horizon."
Imagery
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
Shakespeare