Giving human characteristics to non-human things…
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Giving human characteristics to non-human
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Imagery…—The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.
Sights:Sounds:Smells:Touch:Tastes:
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… a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, recognizable people, places, events, literary works, myths, or works of art.
allusion…
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figurative language…
… writing or speech meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally to help readers see things in new ways. Figurative language includes personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and understatement.
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hyperbole and understatement…
hyperbole: an exaggeration for rhetorical effect. Example: “He’s such a good fisherman that trout leap into his pockets when he goes fishing.”understatement: an ironic statement in which something of importance is emphasized by being described as if it is not important.
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end rhyme…
… a rhyme that occurs at the end
of a line of poetry.