Figurative Language
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Alliteration
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
Example :"Could Gale and I have been eating blackberries only this morning? It seems like a lifetime ago. Like a long dream that deteriorated into a nightmare."
Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike objects without using like or as.
Example : "The woods became our saviour".
Personification
The attribution of a personal nature of human characteristics to something nonhuman , or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Example :"The sun will dry them soon enough" "Needling me, at the very back of my mind, is the obvious"
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally .
Example : "The sun will dry them soon enough" "Needling me, at the very back of my mind, is the obvious"
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example :'seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress'.