Literary Terms By: Nick C.
A Dark Stormy Night
Simile - It has like or as and compares an object to a person or thing.
a single dim ray like spiders thread. digital-photography-school.com - compares: a a ray of light to spiders thread.
Metaphor - makes two different things compare to each other.
he had the eye of a vulture. http://www.alchemymetalwear.com/catalogue/cat-html/i_B83_The_Vulture_s_Eye.html compares: eye to a vulture.
Personification - Giving human qualities to an object that is nonliving.
it was the beating of the heart it increased my fury as the beating of a drum stimulates courage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_(symbol) compares: heart to a drum.
simile
i heard a dull quick sound as when a watch is enveloped in cotton. en.wikipedia.org compares: watch to cotton
metaphor
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas. www.space.com. compares: moon to ghostly galleon on seas.
personafication
the hours crawled by like years. www-math.ucdenver.edu compares: hours to crawled
simile
dumb as a dog he listens alldog360.blogspot.com compares: dog to dumb.
metaphor
the road is a ribbon of moon light. graphicssoft.about.com compares: road to ribbon.
Personafication
when the road was a gypsy ribbon looping the purple moor. www.patheos.com - compares: road to gypsy ribbon.