Share Imagery, Setting, Figurative Language
Save to Folder
What is imagery?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses
What is the purpose of imagery?
It helps readers imagine what they are reading. It makes reading more interesting and relatable.
"An icy wind teetered trash cans and turned my cheeks to marble."
What senses does the author use here?
Sight and touch
What is the use of words not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning to create a special effect?
Figurative language
A type of figurative language that compares two things that are not alike
Metaphor
A type of figurative language that imitates sound
Onomatopoeia
A type of figurative language that compares two things using the words "like" or "as"
Simile
What technique is it? "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
What technique is it? "The paper danced in the wind."
Personification
What technique is it? "The snow is a white blanket."
Metaphor
The time and place of a story
Setting
What technique is it? "He threw the ball with a whiz."
Onomatopoeia
Authors often use this to better describe the setting
Imagery
What technique is it? "He was as tall as a mountain."
Simile
A type of technique that uses exaggeration
Hyperbole
What techniques (2) are used in this sentence? "The sun had become a light yellow yolk and was walking with red legs across the sky."
Metaphor and personification
