But What Does it Represent?
A sensory description - sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.
What is "Imagery"?
A part representing the whole - "all hands on deck".
What is "Synecdoche"?
Word choice - calling a parental figure "father" vs "dad".
What is "Diction"?
Something closely associated that stands in for something else. For example, "the crown" meaning the monarchy.
What is "Metonymy"?
Informal or conversational language.
What is "Colloquialism"?
Emotional or implied meaning of a word.
What is "Connotation"?
An object in a piece of literature that represents something of a deeper meaning.
What is "symbolism"?
Addressing someone absent, dead, or abstract.
What is "Apostrophe"?
Literal dictionary definition.
What is "Denotation"?
A story in which characters, objects, or events represent abstract ideas.
What is "Allegory"?