Figurative language

Question 1

What is anthropomorphism

Answer 1

Giving human qualities to an animal or object

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A comparative device that describes on things as being another

Question 3

Metonymy

Answer 3

Using a word to represent a larger concept to which it is related, e.g. using ‘the bottle’ to refer to alcohol

Question 4

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 4

Crediting nature with human traits, e.g. a description of the weather to symbolise a characters emotional state

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Attributing human qualities to an object or phenomenon

Question 6

Simile

Answer 6

A comparative device that describes one thing as being like another

Question 7

Symbol

Answer 7

An object or phrase that embodies a range of meanings that extend beyond its literal definition

Question 8

Synecdoche

Answer 8

Using a part to represent a whole concept, or something specific to represent the general e.g. using ‘hands’ to refer to workers

Question 9

Zoomorphism

Answer 9

Giving animal-like qualities to something that is not an animal