Poetic Elements 24/25

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

Definition: Uses vivid and descriptive language to create mental images

Back

Imagery

Front

Definition: Comparison without 'like' or 'as'

Back

Metaphor

Front

Assigning human qualities to nonliving things

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Personification

Front

Definition: Use of an image to represent something else

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Symbolism

Front

Definition: Two different terms combined for effect

Back

Oxymoron

Front

Great exaggeration for emphasis

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hyperbole

Front

The lake was as smooth as glass

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simile

Front

Mia's mind is a steel trap

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metaphor

Front

The sun smiled on our picnic

Back

personification