a direct comparison of two unlike things stating one thing is the other (EX: Love is a jewel.)

comparing one thing to another using the words “like” or “as” (EX: Our teacher is as wise as an owl.)

when a writer gives human qualities to animals or objects (EX: The lightning danced across the sky.)

when a writer exaggerates something - typically in a humorous way (EX: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!)

a commonly used expression; it’s meaning is not taken literally (EX: pull someone’s leg = to joke with someone)

when a writer uses similar consonant sounds over again in a series of words to emphasize a point or catch the reader’s attention (EX: The professor praised his pupil’s flowery prose.)

when a writer uses detailed description to create a picture in the reader’s mind; often invokes the five senses (EX: The sunset painted the sky in hues of orange and purple.)

the feeling that the writer creates for the reader (EX: bittersweet, dark, emotional, haunting, hopeful, lonely, mysterious)

when the author hints at or mentions something about to happen or that will happen later in the story

when words, phrases or ideas are repeated in a literary work to emphasize or bring attention to something

a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or involving words with similar sounds (EX: The tallest building in town is the library; it has lots of stories.)

when an object or action has a more important meaning or represents something beyond its literal, surface-level meaning (EX: A black crow or raven symbolizes death.)

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Figurative Language

Figurative Language and Literary Devices

Term	Definition
metaphor	a direct comparison of two unlike things stating one thing is the other (EX: Love is a jewel.)
simile	comparing one thing to another using the words “like” or “as” (EX: Our teacher is as wise as an owl.)
personification	when a writer gives human qualities to animals or objects (EX: The lightning danced across the sky.)
hyperbole	when a writer exaggerates something - typically in a humorous way (EX: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!)
idiom	a commonly used expression; it’s meaning is not taken literally (EX: pull someone’s leg = to joke with someone)
alliteration	when a writer uses similar consonant sounds over again in a series of words to emphasize a point or catch the reader’s attention (EX: The professor praised his pupil’s flowery prose.)
imagery	when a writer uses detailed description to create a picture in the reader’s mind; often invokes the five senses (EX: The sunset painted the sky in hues of orange and purple.)
mood	the feeling that the writer creates for the reader (EX: bittersweet, dark, emotional, haunting, hopeful, lonely, mysterious)
foreshadowing	when the author hints at or mentions something about to happen or that will happen later in the story
repetition	when words, phrases or ideas are repeated in a literary work to emphasize or bring attention to something
pun	a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or involving words with similar sounds (EX: The tallest building in town is the library; it has lots of stories.)
symbolism	when an object or action has a more important meaning or represents something beyond its literal, surface-level meaning (EX: A black crow or raven symbolizes death.)

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