Definition something used or regarded as being used to represent something else
Tranquility
Times
a gentle ocean
waves upon waves
washing the shore
loving the shore.
By Starfields
3 Simile
Definition A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kind usually formed with like or as
Flint
An emerald is as green as grassA ruby red as bloodA sapphire shines as blue as heavenA flint lies in the mud.
A diamond is a brilliant stoneTo catch the worlds desireAn opal holds a fiery sparkBut a flint holds a fire.
By Christina Rossetti
4 Personification
Definition the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person
A Thunder-storm.
The wind begun to rock the grass
With threatening tunes and low -
He flung a menace at the earth
A menace at the sky.
The leaves unhooked themselves from trees
And started all abroad
The dust did scoop itself like hands
And throw away the road.
By Emily Dickinson
5 Alliteration
Definition the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter
Daddys Gone A Hunting
Bye baby buntingDaddys gone a - huntingGone to get a rabbit skinTo wrap baby bunting in.
By Mother Goose
6 Irony
Definition the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Ironic Death
You take everything for grantedNow the ending is near.You complained about your choresNow you will do anything to live.You only wanted to do what you wantNow you only do what others want.You only cared for yourselfNow others must care for you.You never had any funNow you wish you had more.
By Unknown
7 Hyperbole
Definition obvious and intentional exaggeration
8 Days a Week
Ooh i need your love babeGuess you know its true.Hope you need my love babeJust like i need you.Hold me love me hold me love me.Aint got nothinbut love babeEight days a week.Love you evry day girlAlways on my mind.One thing i can say girlLove you all the time.Hold me love me hold me love me.Aint got nothinbut love babeEight days a week.
By The Beatles
8 Onomatopoeia
Definition the formation of a word as cuckoo or boom by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent
9 Imagery
Definition Concrete language that appeals to the senses
Harry Potter 5
He could smell the dementors putrid death-cold breath filling his lungs drowning him