Poetic Devices Flashcards
1
Q
What is a metaphor?
A
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
2
Q
Give an example of a metaphor?
A
He was a lion in the fight
3
Q
What is a simile?
A
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a more vivid description
4
Q
Give an example of a simile?
A
She swims like a fish
5
Q
What is personification?
A
The attribution of a personal nature of human characteristics to something non-human
6
Q
Give an example of personification?
A
The wind howled in the night
7
Q
What is an idiom?
A
A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words?
8
Q
Give an example of an idiom?
A
Cry over spilled milk
