Literary terms Flashcards
1
Q
What is personification.?
Give an example.
A
When an author gives human characteristics to an object.
Ex. : The sun smiled down at us.
The old tree cried out as the chilchildren broke its branches.
2
Q
jklHyperbole
A
When an author exaggerates to make a poiint.
Ex.: I was so hungry I ate fifty hamburgers.
3
Q
What is a Simile?
Give an example
A
4
Q
Understatement
A
Saying less than what is meant
5
Q
Comic comparisons
A
Similes and metaphors that compare 2 very unlikely things
