Elements of a Short Story (Teacher Copy) - schs

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Personification:
To attribute to non-living things the characteristics and qualities
of persons. “The wind howled.”
Simile:
A comparison between two things using like or as.
“Jazz is like a loud colour.”
Metaphor:
A direct comparison between two things, not using like or as.
“Jazz is a loud colour.”
Euphemism:
The use of a pleasant-sounding word or phrase to avoid talking
about the unpleasant reality. “Passed Away, rather than die”.
Hyperbole:
Obvious exaggeration of the facts for comic or serious effect.
Oxymoron:
An expression that combines contradictory or opposite ideas; “A
living death”.
Onomatopoeia:
The sound of the word mimics the sound to which it refers:
“thud,” “crackle”, “buzz”.