Figurative Language
Giving human qualities to an animal or object
What is personification?
A bloody blameful blade
What is alliteration?
A person, place, object or action that stands for something beyond itself
What is a symbol?
A comparison between two things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
Buzz, zip and swish
What is onomatopoeia?
In this point of view, the story is told by one of the characters in the novel
Words and phrases that appeal to readers' five senses
What is imagery?
The wind is like a knife
What is a simile?
Repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance?
A comparison between two things that have some quality in common using like or as
What is a simile?
It took a week to wait in the lunch line today
What is hyperbole?
Recurring theme or element in a literary work
What is motif?
A gross exaggeration to evoke feelings
The flower petals danced in the breeze
What is personification?
An original model or type from which others are patterned
What is an archetype?