Style: language used to shape a story.
Definition: a comparison of two unlike things, typically using the words "like" or "as."
Examples:
Definition: a word or phrase applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Examples:
Definition: repeating something that has already been said or written.
Examples:
Definition: attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Examples:
Definition: sensory language that helps the reader build images.
Examples:
Definition: figure of speech that makes brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object.
Examples:
Definition: an exaggeration used to make a point.
Examples:
Definition: plays down a situation or person and is often used for comic effect.
Examples:
Definition: persons, objects, situations, actions, or words that operate on two levels of meaning: a literal meaning and an implied/inferential meaning.
Examples:
![]() |
B.D. Owens Library | 800 University Dr. Maryville, MO 64468 | 660.562.1193 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |