Imagery Vocabulary

Question 0

What is imagery?

Answer 0

Imagery is a visually descriptive enhancer to a story. (Simile, metaphor, hyperbole)

Question 1

What is the difference between literary devices and elements of literature?

Answer 1

Elements of literature (settings, characters) are in every story, while literary devices (simile, hyperbole) are not necessary, but used to enhance it.

Question 2

What is the difference between literal and figurative language?

Answer 2

Literal language is the dictionary definition for ‘terms’, while figurative language use words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal language.

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

Comparison of 2 or more objects using like or as. (He was like a sad clown)

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

Comparison of 2 or more objects NOT using like or as. (The night was a black cat.)

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Gives life to inanimate objects, or gives animals human like characteristics. (The floor moaned.)

Question 6

Idiom

Answer 6

Words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally. Every language has its own idioms. (Break a leg!)

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

A great exaggeration. (I’ve told you a million times!)

Question 8

Extended Metaphor

Answer 8

A metaphor that is developed through several lines of writing, or an entire piece. (To Kill A Mockingbird)