Match each element of figurative language with its example. Column A
1.
Symbol:
Symbol
2.
Metaphor:
Metaphor
3.
Simile:
Simile
4.
Hyperbole:
Hyperbole
5.
Understatement:
Understatement
6.
Allusion:
Allusion
7.
Irony:
Irony
8.
Personification:
Personification
9.
Synecdoche:
Synecdoche
10.
Metonymy:
Metonymy
Column B
a.
"I gazed on the forest and burned/out the sahara desert,/with a packet of goat's meat/and a change of clothes/I crossed it in two hours"
b.
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep./But I have promises to keep"
c.
"Water, water, everywhere,/Nor any (but not a) drop to drink."
d.
"And all the lands belong to the crown."
e.
"The fog comes/on little cat feet"
f.
"How now, Mr. Shakespeare, should a poet say what poetry should not express"
g.
"One of these days these boots/are gonna walk all over you."
h.
"I think I know enough of hate/To say that for destruction ice/Is also great/And would suffice."
i.
"Night falls like a wet sponge"
j.
"The sky is low, the clouds are mean,/A travelling flake of snow/Across a barn or through a rut/Debates if it will go."

Where every aspect of a story is representative. Usually symbolic or larger abstract concept.

Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity.

Antagonist

Counterpart to the main character and source of a story's main conflict. Opposes the protagonist in a significant way.

Anthropomorphism

Where animals or inanimate objects are portrayed in a story as people. Often incorrectly called personification.

Blank Verse

Non-rhyming poetry. Often written in iambic pentameter.

Character

The people who inhabit and take part in a story.

Characterization

The author's means of conveying to the reader a character's personality, life history, values, physical attributes, etc.

Climax

The turning point in a story, at which the end result becomes inevitable, usually where something suddenly goes terribly wrong; the "dramatic high point" of a story.

Conflict

A struggle between opposing forces which is the driving force of a story.

Context

Conditions, including facts, social/historical background, time and place, etc., surrounding a given situation.

Explanation:

anne started to write her events in her journal everyday considering it someone would find it .

absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.