Literary Terms By: Ally P
A Dark and Stormy Night
Simile: a comparison of two things using like or as.
Dumb as a dog he listened. Comparing him being dumb and being a dog. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog
Metaphor: saying one thing is another thing
When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas. Comparing the moon and a ghostly galleon. http://thecampfirepages.blogspot.com/2010/10/highwayman-alfred-noyes-part-one-i-t-he.html
Personification: making an inanimate object have human characteristics
With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier brandished high. Saying the road was smoking behind him. http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkyOlnoAYnBt3rfn45TdnRY6PTsbRoVv2Prwk7Huf-17zcoy0I
Simile
Down like a dog on the highway. Comparing being down and a dog on the highway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway
Metaphor
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. Comparing the wind and darkness. http://princepieces.blogspot.com/2011/03/when-night-falls-again-when-stars-start.html
Personification
When the road was a gypsy's ribbon, looping the purple moor. Saying the road is looping the purple moor. http://www.etsy.com/listing/104196809/curly-gypsy-ribbon-01-hand-dyed
Simile
His hair like moldy hay. Comparing hair and moldy hay. http://www.petforums.co.uk/rabbits/185824-moldy-hay.html
Metaphor
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor. Comparing the road and a ribbon of moonlight. http://www.layoutsparks.com/pictures/moonlight-0
Personification
There was death at every window. Saying death is at every window. http://looking4thetruth77.blogspot.com/2012/02/voice-that-echoes.html