Lit 10 vocab.

1. simile- A comparison between two different things using works like, like, as, resembles, or than.



2. metaphor- A comparison between two unlike things where one thing becomes something else without using the words like or as.



3. personification- A type of metaphor a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human.



4. allusion- Reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.



5. hyperbole- An exaggeration.



6. irony- Contrast between what is really meant and what is expected.