Figurative Language

1. a reference to a literary or historical person, place, event, or composition
4. a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
8. a scene that takes place before a particular part of a story that does not follow chronological order and interrupts the current flow of events
9. a type of writing that appeals to the sense of smell
11. a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
16. when the audience knows something one or more characters in the story do not
18. renaming a person with a descriptive phrase or title
21. a clever or humorous play on words where words typically have multiple meanings
23. a phrase or saying that does not translate well and is not meant to be taken literally
24. a type of writing that appeals to the five senses
25. when one thing is expected but another thing happens

2. an uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don’t know what will happen next
3. when one thing is said but another is meant
5. opposite ideas are brought together to form a new idea that seems contradictory
6. a type of writing that appeals to the sense of taste
7. an extreme exaggeration often made to emphasize something
8. when an author gives hints or clues about what will happen before it happens
10. the feeling of worry, stress, anxiety, or fear that a reader and character feels in relation to a text
12. replacing sounds with words that echo their meaning
13. a subtle comparison in which terms are not specifically explained
14. giving human traits to something nonhuman
15. a type of writing that appeals to the sense of touch
17. a type of writing that appeals to the sense of hearing
19. a comparison using “like” or “as” (than or so) made over several lines
20. purposely repeating words or phrases for emphasis
22. a type of writing that appeals to the sense of sight