Sound Devices
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A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Imagery that appeals to the tastebuds of the audience.
What is gustatory imagery?
These words usually describe an animal, person, thing, or thought. These words include words that describe what something looks like and what it feels like to touch, taste, or smell. e.g. "ugly" "pretty" "dark" "dry"
What is an adjective?
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A comparison between two things using the verb "to be."
What is a metaphor?
Imagery that appeals to the eyes (or imagination) of the audience.
What is visual imagery?
This word is used to change, describe, or add more information about a verb in a sentence. They usually end in -ly.
What is an adverb?
When the beginning sounds of two or more words sound the same.
What is alliteration?
A comparison that goes on for a long time in a piece of writing. This type of comparison is complex, adding much detail.
What is an extended metaphor?
Imagery that appeals to the ears of the audience.
What is auditory (or sound) imagery?
These words describe the various shades a person, place, or thing can be. Also, a synonym is the word "hue."
What are colour words?
When the ending of two (or more) words sounds the same.
What is rhyme?
When a non-living object is compared to (or described as) something living.
What is personification?
When the describing words in poetry or prose appeal to the reader's nose.
What is olfactory imagery?
Some writers replace simple verbs with more interesting ones. For example, "walk" could be replaced with "saunter" "wander" "stride" or "march".
What is word choice? Or, what is diction?
When the word for something sounds very much like what it describes. e.g. Boom! Crash! Buzz!
What is onomatopoeia?
A repeated image, phrase, person, situation, etc. in a story. This repeated object gives deeper meaning to the story, and represents other things/ideas/emotions. Example: the balloons in the movie "Up" could represent risk taking, hope, joy, etc.
What is a symbol?
When the great outdoors is described in detail for the audience to enjoy.
What is pastoral imagery? Or, what is scenic imagery?
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