Literary Terms by Maureen N
A Dark and Stormy Night
Simile: figurative language that compares two different things, using the words "like" or "as."
The hours crawled by like years. The hours are compared to years. lukehimself.net
Metaphor: figurative language in where one thing is said to be another thing.
The wind was a torrent of darkness. It is comparing wind to darkness. www.wallsave.com
Personification: figurative language where an animal, idea, or object is given human characteristics.
Because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him. Death can't stalk or approach someone. peterboroughghosthunters.webs.com
His hair was like mouldy hay. It is comparing his hair to mouldy hay.
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The moon was a ghostly galleon. It is comparing the moon to a ghostly warship.
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There was Death at every window, and hell at one dark window. Death and hell can't be in windows because they are not a physical thing.
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The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window. It is comparing the sea to a flat glass window.
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The road was a ribbon of moonlight. It is comparing a ribbon the the moonlight.
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The road lay bare in the moonlight. The road can't lie down.
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