2. Writer’s Toolbox: Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Simile
A
A comparison using like or as
2
Q
Metaphor
A
A direct comparison when one thing is
said to be another.
3
Q
Personification
A
When none human objects are given
human characteristics
4
Q
Pathetic fallacy
A
When nature, often the weather,
mirrors the mood of a text.
5
Q
Zoomorphism
(Zoo = animal)
(Morph = shape)
A
Giving animal like qualities to
something that isn’t an animal.
6
Q
Foreshadow
A
When a writer hints at what will
happen in the end of a text.
7
Q
Juxtaposition
A
Two contrasting ideas placed next to
each other for effect.
