Figurative Language intro.

General feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within a reader.

The sailboat was flying like the wind.

race = care

The ancient car groaned into third gear.

Author shows you details about a character.

The road was a ribbon wrapped through the desert.

The literal meaning of a word or a group of words (a definition).

word choice

The bully cracked his knuckles.

informal language

Giving human characteristics or qualities to non-living/non-human things.

Author directly tells you details about a character.

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

A direct comparison being made between two unlike things, using the word like or as.

the smallest unit of poetry

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

The repetition of consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words.

a group of lines in a poem

when an object represents something