Definition: A comparison
of two unlike things.
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The tree was tremendous, an irate, steely black
steeple beside the river” (Knowles 14).
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He is a beast.
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“The world is a vampire, sent to drain”
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Comparison of unlike objects using ‘like’ or ‘as’
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I wandered lonely as a cloud.
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You are like a hurricane.
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She is as fast as the wind.
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players
They have their exits and their entrances
-Shakespeare
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World = Stage
People = Actors
Births and deaths?
What else?
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Pick a topic
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Politics
Being a student
Sports (baseball,
soccer, basketball,
etc).
Growing up
Falling in love
Life
Siblings
English class
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Pick a metaphor – be
specific – if possible
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Are
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Lik
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A baseball game
A box of chocolates
A prison sentence
A battle
A marathon
A vacation
A plant
A season
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Giving human traits (qualities, feelings,
action, or characteristics) to non-living objects
(things, colors, qualities, or ideas.)
Examples:
 The rain poured angrily.
 Chaos is a friend of mine.
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Technically, an animal cannot be personified.
The proper word is…
Anthropomorphism!
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Makes a reference to, or representation of, a place,
event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either
directly or by implication.
Examples:
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Fluffy from Harry Potter = Cerberus in Greek mythology
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An exaggeration used for emphasis
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I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
I have 1000 things to do.
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Combining of contradictory terms.
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Two word paradox
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“Jumbo Shrimp”
“Living Dead”
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Soliloquy – a character speaks to him or herself
while the audience watches and listens.
Aside – Remark by a character in a ply
intended to be heard by the audience but not
by other characters.
Monologue – Long speech by a character.
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Attitude a writer takes toward a subject,
character, or audience.
- Hints towards a certain plot development
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Form of word play which suggests two or more
meanings, often used with similar sounding words.
Same word, multiple meanings
-A horse is a very stable animal.
- "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
Different word; same sound
Person 1: “Surely you can’t be serious”
Person 2: “I am serious, and don’t call me
Shirly”