Reference to One Thing as Another
- Metaphor Reference to one thing as another, implying a comparison.
ex. He gets an A on every Calculus test. He is Einstein.
- Simile Explicit comparison of one thing to another.
- Metonymy Reference to something or someone by naming one of its attributes.
ex. Let me give you a hand.
- Personification Reference to abstractions or inanimate objects as though they had human qualities or abilities.
ex. The flowers danced in the flowing wind.
ex. The water roared as it crashed into the rocks.