Taking an object and giving it human characteristics:

What is a comparison made between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?

What are elements in a text that trigger the reader’s five senses?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an allusion?

The phrase quiet as a mouse would be an example of...

By saying "She is a walking dictionary," you would be using a...

What does this picture show?

What does this picture show?

The teapot sang as the water boiled/

The ice cubes cackled in their glass/

the teacups chattered to one another./

While the chairs were passing gas

The tv show, Big Brother, is named after the concept of the government actually "watching" people through surveillance cameras. This act of name a show after this idea is known as a(n) _____

Only the moon watched as the girl ran away from home in the middle of the night.

Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand

The eyes are a window to the soul; when she looked at him from across the room, she knew then that she was in love.

“Jamie runs as fast as the wind.”

“My eyes widened at the sight of the mile-high sundaes we were having for dessert.”

An image of the American flag represents patriotism. This is an example of what?

If somebody says "We need to address the elephant in the room," they're using which figurative language device?

His belly shook like a bowl full of jelly.

The words were music to her ears.

The raindrops danced and jumped on the window.

The new pillows were like fluffy white marshmallows.

Belinda's fingers were icicles after her ice skating lesson.

The baby crawled a mile a minute.

a phrase than has a different meaning than the literal definition of each word

use of symbols to represent an idea or concept that is different from its original meaning or function

This is an example of a(n) ____.

This is an example of a(n) ___.

This is an example of a(n) ___.

the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story; an object or reference represents a deeper idea in the story

"contrary to expectation"; a statement that seems like a contradiction but reveals another layer of truth

"I can resist anything but temptation." - Oscar Wilde

Which TWO examples of figurative language are at work?Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh.

One must be cruel to be kind.

A wise saying expressing a general truth

The sun peeked happily from behind a cloud.

Which TWO examples of figurative language are at work? Actions speak louder than words.

Before the concert, she had butterflies in her stomach.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.