Terms and Definitions
Gives animals, ideas, or inanimate objects human-like characteristics.
Personification
A direct comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”.
Metaphor
Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s five senses
Imagery
Simile
A reference to something famous or well-known
Allusion
The repetition of consonant sounds within a given text.
Alliteration
A play on words
Pun
"You don't have to be William Shakespeare to write poetry" is an example of:
Allusion
An extreme exaggeration of the truth for emphasis or humorous effect.
Hyperbole
Something concrete that stands for something else like an idea or emotion
Symbolism
"The owl hooted all night" is an example of
Onomatopoeia
"Those souvenir keychains are a dime a dozen at the tourist shops." is an example of:
Idiom
A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.
Similie
The use of words to imitate sounds
Onomatopoeia
"The red roses were wrapped in ribbons" is an example of:
Alliteration
"That dog is the cutest thing alive." is an example of:
hyperbole
A common expression that has a figurative meaning separate from the meaning of the individual words.
Idiom
A situation or a statement that seems to contradict itself, but on closer inspection, does not.
Paradox
"Laughter is the best medicine" is an example of
Metaphor
This city never sleeps
Personification