Unit 6 Lesson 6: Stylistic Techniques

Question

Vocabulary: Please write or type the definitions in your own words for each word below.
PLEASE DO NOT COPY and PASTE.

1. Simile -

2. Metaphor -

3. Personification -

4. Figurative Language -

Answer 1

1. Simile - a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
2. Metaphor - a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
3. Personification - giving human characteristics or qualities to non-human things.
4. Figurative Language - language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation; includes similes, metaphors, personification, etc.