Hyperbole, similes and metaphors are all types of figurative language that help to make your writing more interesting. They can be particularly helpful for creating an image of what you are writing ...

Exploring the fundamental poetic devices of simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. ABC iview Home Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview. More from ABC ...

What are metaphors and similes? Find out how you can use metaphors and similies to bring your writing to life. What is onomatopoeia? Discover onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it means.

Source: Francesco Bini/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 The most famous of all allegories is the Allegory of the Cave, in which Plato compares unphilosophical people to prisoners who, having spent their ...

Aristotle concluded in the 4th century BC that “the difference is but slight” between similes and metaphors. After all, the metaphor “he’s a bear in the morning,” means the same as the simile “he’s ...

1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the artist builds a piece of art and the connection to building a piece of writing. 2. Students will focus on art that relates to winter and make ...