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Literary Terms: Part 2 Melissa Greene English 9 “Marigolds” Eugenia W. Collier Figurative Language Simile Comparison using the words “like,” “as,” “than, or “resembles” “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun.” “Oh, my love is like a red, red rose.” Metaphor Comparison between two UNLIKE things w/o using the words above “Oh, my love is a red, red rose.” “Oh, my love bursts into bloom.” (implied metaphor) Figurative Language (cont’) Personification A kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human. This poetry gets bored of being alone, it wants to