2.  Language that does not mean exactly what it says.  For example, you can call someone who is very angry “steaming.” Unless steam was actually coming out of your ears, you were using figurative language

3.  The use of description that helps the reader imagine how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or taste. Most of the time, it refers to appearance.  For example, The shadows crisscrossed the rug while my cat stretched languidly in one of the patches of sun.

4.  A comparison using “like” or “as”  For example, She’s as quiet as a mouse.

5.  A comparison that does not use “like” or “as”  For example, I am an island.

6.  A theme or pattern that recurs in a work.  For example, in Speak Melinda’s mouth is brought up throughout the text.

7.  The use of one things to represent another.  For example, a dove symbolizes peace

8.  The author’s attitude toward his or her subject.  For example, a tone could be pessimistic, optimistic, or angry.

9.  is the individual writing style of an author, a combination of their common usage of syntax, diction, punctuation, character development, dialogue, etc., within a given body of text.