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Delve into the art of comparisons in literature with similes, metaphors, and personification. Discover hyperboles and vivid imagery that captivate the senses and enhance storytelling. Unravel the beauty of language in these literary terms.
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Simile • A comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” • “Crunching like a mountain lion”
Metaphor • A comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”. • Normally uses “is” or “are” • “Dawn with the fingertips of rose” (morning) • “…But he seemed rather a shaggy mountain.” (Polyphemus)
Personification • Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects. • Example: “Death sat there huge.”
Hyperbole • An exaggeration • “Two dozen four-wheeled wagons, with heaving wagon teams, could not have stirred the tonnage of that rock…” (boulder)
Imagery • Language that appeals to the senses • “…while blood ran out around the red-hot bar. Eyelid and lash were seared; the pierced ball hissed broiling and the roots popped.”