Common Literary Techniques
what is imagery?
vivid sensory languite that creates a picture in the readers mind.
what is the Literary skill? The crimson sun sank below the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows across the floor.
imagery
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison to two similar things.
what literary technique is this? the classroom is a zoo
Metaphor
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as.
what literary technique is this? Hunters a cute as a button.
simile
What is personification?
Giving human quality's to a non-human thing.
what Literary technique is this? The alarm yelled at me to wake up.
personification
What is symbolism?
Using an object, character, or event to represent a larger idea.
what literary technique is this? The locksmith locked himself out of his house
Irony