Figurative Language
Comparing two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
Her smile is the sunrise.
What is a metaphor?
Visually descriptive language that helps paint a clear picture in the reader's mind
What is imagery?
Comparing two unlikely objects without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
The computer argued with me and refused to work
what is personification?
When an ordinary object or person stands in or represents a more meaningful idea
What is symbolism?
When an author gives an inanimate object human qualities
What is personification?
My brother is taller than a skyscraper.
What is hyperbole?
A recurring central idea that an author has a message about
What is a theme?
The general attitude of a piece of literature. The ____ of a text could be happy, sarcastic, creepy, foreboding, gloomy, angry, bitter, etc
What is tone?
My dog has a bark as loud as thunder
What is a simile?
Using details both directly and indirectly to help develop a character
an over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description
What is hyperbole?
Squish, plopped and bang are all _________
What are onomatopoeias?
Repeating sounds at the start of a series of words
What is alliteration?