devices of style Flashcards
1
Q
imagery
A
appeal to any of the senses- taste, touch, sight, sound and smell. it paints pictures in the mind
2
Q
figurative language
A
uses words in a nonliteral way, giving them a meaning beyond their ordinary one:
personification
simile
metaphor
3
Q
personification
A
giving human traits to animals, non human beings, or inanimate objects. (the trees bowed before the wind)
4
Q
simile
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compares two different things, using words like as or than (the snowbank looked like a huge pile of marshmallow syrup)
5
Q
metaphor
A
is an implied comparison stating the resemblance between two things. (her presence was a ray of light in a dark world)
