Literary Terms
By: Maria Pable
Simile Definition comparing things using "like" or "as"
The sea was as flat as a plate glass window. www.cryptomundo.com
Simile
Dumb as a dog he listened. www.okaytim.com
Simile
It's like moist black velvet. The darkness is like moist black velvet. www.etsy.com
Metaphor Definition: comparing things not using "like" or "as"
He was stone dead. www.shutterstock.com
Metaphor
The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head. www.kaneva.com
Metaphor
Following the trail with the sureness of a bloodhound came General Zaroff www.inkhead.com
Personification Definition: Giving non living things human characteristics
The speeding yacht slapped him in the face. www.explorebiodiversity.com
Personifiaction
Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed footage.shutterstock.com
personification
There was death at every window scarefx.blogspot.com