Literary Terminology/Figurative Language

A metaphor is...

• a comparison between two unlike things using like or as

• a subtle comparison between two things that is not specifically explained

• a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

• giving human traits to something not human

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When a writer gives a hint or clue about what will happen later on in the story

• flashback

• implied metaphor

• simile

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When an author introduces a character through his actions, dialogue, or gestures, it is called...

• characterization

• personification

• epithet

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a comparison between unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

• personification

• metaphor

• pun

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A pun is...

• a humorous and clever play on words that typically has more than one meaning

• a comparison developed over several lines

• renaming a person or thing with a title or descriptive phrase

• giving human traits to something that is not human

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

"Roar!"

"Woof!"

"Buzz!"

"Bam!"

are all examples of what figurative language technique

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• implied metaphor

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a technique that makes writing more interesting; it is used to engage readers by writing more creatively or descriptively. It is the "seasoning" of writing.

• personification

• imagery

• indirect characterization

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Renaming a person or thing with a title or descriptive phrase

• imagery

• epilepsy

• pun

• epithet

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What form of imagery is being demonstrated in the snippet below?

"--the pierced ball hissed broiling, and the roots popped."

• visual (sight)

• kinesthetic (touch)

• olfactory (smell)

• auditory (hearing)

• gustatory (taste)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What form of imagery is being demonstrated in the snippet below?

"So with our brand, we bored that great eye socket while blood ran out around the red hot bar."

• visual (sight)

• kinesthetic (touch)

• olfactory (smell)

• auditory (hearing)

• gustatory (taste)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5