language technique (examples) Flashcards
1
Q
she floated like a cloud
A
simile
2
Q
that cats eyes were jewels
A
metaphor
3
Q
the trees danced in the wind
A
personification
4
Q
the aroma of spice curled through the air
A
sensory detail
5
Q
peeling patchy paint
A
triplets
6
Q
he ate and ate and ate
A
repetition
7
Q
it was a dark and depressing place (repeating words with the same beginning)
A
alliteration
8
Q
the burning wood crackled an hissed
A
onomatopoeia
9
Q
you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
A
juxtaposition
