CREATIVE WRITING - SHORT FLASHCARD 1

Front

Comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Simile

Front

Poetic phrase or speech addressed to a subject not present.

Back

Apostrophe

Front

Figure of speech with repeating vowel sounds.

Back

Assonance

Front

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group of words.

Back

Alliteration

Front

Literary device giving human traits to non-human entities.

Back

Personification

Front

She was as bright as a light bulb.

Back

Simile

Front

The light danced on the water's surface.

Back

Personification

Front

He is the apple of my eye.

Back

Metaphor

Front

I was waiting for fifty years!

Back

Hyperbole

Front

The story jumped off the page.

Back

Personification