Literary Terms by Annabelle W
A Dark and Stormy Night
Simile-comparing two things using "like" or "as".
"his room was black as pitch with thick darkness" His room is being compared to black pitch. footage.shutterstock.com
Metaphor-comparing two unlike things without using "like", "as", or "than".
"He had the eye of a vulture." His eye is being compared to a vulture's eye. The author was trying to show that the main character was disgusted by the old man's eye. evan1995.blogspot.com
Personification-giving human characteristics to something that is not human
"Twenty feet below him, the sea rumbled and hissed." The sea can't rumble and hiss. www.art.com
Simile
"a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider" The ray is being compared to the thread of a spider. theendofbeing.com
Metaphor
"The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies." The lights of the yacht are being compared to fireflies. The other was showing that the yacht was moving farther away. photography.nationalgeographic.com
Personification
The hounds cried out with excitement as they caught the scent of Rainsford as he ran through the forest." Hounds can't cry out with excitement. www.lisfe.nl
Simile
"A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine." A watch's minute hand is being compared to his hand. By this simile, the author wa showing that the characters hand moved very slowly. www.123rf.com
Metaphor
"The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse." The Cossack is being compared to the cat and he is being compared to a mouse. The author coveyed that Rainsford was being hunted and that he was the prey in the hunt. mypetnannyblog.wordpress.com
Personification
"it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows" The sea can't lick its lips. www.dragoart.com