Unit3 The Better Word-Effectiveness.pptVIP

Effectiveness Imagery Used to Enrich Writing Using figurative language Figurative language uses figures of speech to convey unique images and create some sort of special effect or impression. Simile Metaphor Personification Transferred Epithet 1. Simile A simile makes a comparison between unlike things, suggesting an unexpected likeness, and it uses the word “like” or “as” to do so. “A is like B.” Life is like a _____. He is like a _____ when he eats. His hand was small and cold; it felt like_______. Simile Complete your custom simile He was slow