Symbolism Lit 1

A metaphor is...

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

• A description that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

A simile is...

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

• A description that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

Personification is...

• A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

Onomatopoeia is...

• A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

• A comparison between two distinctly different things, without using like or as.

• A word which, when said, mimics the sound of the thing it describes.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things (animals, objects, nature, etc).

"The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition," is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

"You have a sixth sense like an owl," is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

"Horsey horsey don't you stop / Just let your feet go clippetty clop," is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

"Her long hair was a flowing golden river," is an example of...

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• onomatopoeia

"Chaos is a friend of mine," is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• symbolism

• imagery

"She smashed the mirror into millions of tiny shards so it could never be repaired," is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• symbolism

• imagery