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"As the cave's roof collapsed, he was swallowed up in the dust like Jonah, and only his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock indicated that there was anyone still alive".

"Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities".

Allusion

A reference made to a person, place, or thing, in mythology, literature, or history.

The sun smiled down on us at is traveled throughout the day.

Personification

Giving human qualities to non-human objects The tree danced in the breeze.

Onomatopoeia

Using words that mimic sounds

My feet are killing me!

I have a splitting headache!

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

Hyperbole

An exaggerated statement used for effect It’s raining cats and dogs.

Let the cat out of the bag.

Put your money where your mouth is.

You are the apple of my eye.

Idiom

An expression in which the meaning is not predictable simply from the words it contains

Alliteration

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9 .

Pun

A play on words

Oxymoron

Expression that combines two opposing ideas

Common Symbols in Literature

dove: peace ice: death spring: youth, birth, life water: birth, rebirth winter: death, dying, old age eagle: freedom, liberty, strength skull: death rose: love, beauty crown: wealth, royalty wedding ring: love, commitment cross bones: death, danger sunrise: new start, beginning full moon: danger, weirdness autumn: middle age, maturity

Symbolism

One objects stands for something else

It was a sweet treat for the athlete to meet, greet, and defeat her opponent.

Assonance

Having alike sounds in the middle of words

Imagery

Language that appeals to the senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, or hear

Irony

Conveying the opposite of the expected or implied meaning