Similes
Similes are comparisons between two things. The words “like”
or “as” are used. Writers use similes to create a detailed
image for the reader. Readers are able to get vivid mental images without
having to read a long description.
| “And
all their ancient faces like rain-beaten stones. |
“A
gaze blank pitiless as the sun.
Liberal hopefulness” |
| “Her thoughts in the morning are
as tangled as her hair.” |
Personification
Personification is giving human-like thoughts, feelings, and behaviours
to objects or ideas. The writer makes the association of powerful human
emotions to objects, situations, and ideas. Write use this technique to
stir the emotions of the reader.
| Wilfred Owen’s |
What passing bells for those
who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifle‘s rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
No mockeries for them from prayers or bells
Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,
The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells,
And bugles calling for them from sad shrines. |
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