Figurative language
6th period
simile- A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things through some connective word, usually being "like", "as"
"Ugh! It's like moist black velvet."
"THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME"
"Ugh! It's like moist black velvet."
"THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME"
Metaphor
metaphor- A figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied too.
"The night can be my eyelids."
"THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES"
"The night can be my eyelids."
"THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES"
Personification
personification- The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.