'Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before' is an example of a(n):
Alliteration
'Stars winked in the midnight sky' is an example of a(n):
Personification
Expressions that don't literally mean what they say are:
Idiom
'I am drowning in math homework' is an example of a(n):
Hyperbole
Alliteration is when an author...
repeats the initial sound of a word 2 or more times
'You should bite your tongue' is an example of a(n):
Idiom
If an author gives human characteristics to a non-human object, what is it called?
Personification
What type of figurative language compares 2 items with like or as?
Simile
'Life is like a highway' is an example of a(n):
Simile
An onomatopoeia is...
naming a thing or action using a sound.
'She is a rollercoaster of emotions' is an example of a(n):
Metaphor
'The dog growled menacingly at the strangers' is an example of a(n):
Onomatopoeia
How is a metaphor different from a simile?
Metaphor - compares WITHOUT like or as; Simile - compares with LIKE or AS
When an author exaggerates for effect, it is called
Hyperbole