Figurative Language
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
"Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion"
Symbolism
using something to represent something else (e.g. the flag symbolizes patriotism)
Touch
Read an example sentence that has imagery which talks about the sense of touch.
Implement
to put knowledge in to action
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable (e.g. her bedroom was a pigsty).
Shift
a change in the tone or rhythm of a text
Foreshadowing
when an author alludes to what is going to happen later in a text
Read an example sentence that has imagery which talks about the sense of smell.
Recreate
to present or make something again
Personification
Connotation
the feeling that a word conveys beyond its literal meaning
Motif
a recurring symbol, idea, or concept within a text
Sight
Read an example sentence that has imagery which talks about the sense of sight.
Describe
to tell about in detail
Onomotapoeia
sounds expressed through words (bang, meow, crash)
Denotation
Allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Hear
Read an example sentence that has imagery which talks about the sense of sound.
Identify
establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.
Alliteration
repeating the same sounds in a sentence or phrase (slipper snakes slid sideways on the sidewalk)
Tone
the attitude that the author/narrator has towards the subject he or she is writing about
Flashbacks
Flashbacks in writing are simply scenes from the past, which are remembered by characters or by told again by the narrator in the present.
Taste
Read an example sentence that has imagery which talks about the sense of taste.
Analyze
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.