1. Figurative language and imagery
Forged by Fire

2. Metaphor
Metaphor- A comparison between two unlike things. When you use a metaphor, you are saying that something IS something else.
“Aunt Queen’s eyes, which commanded immediate respect, sparked with a fire that matched the shine on her highly polished wheelchair—her throne.”

3. Simile
Simile-A comparison between two unlike things using like or as. It is when you say something is LIKE something else.
“Angel loved to dance. She wore music like a graceful gown that shimmered as she moved.”

4. “Gerald tried to calm her (Angel) down. “Sh-sh- sh,” he whispered.”
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia -Words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make.
“Gerald tried to calm her (Angel) down. “Sh-sh- sh,” he whispered.”

5. Hyperbole-A big exaggeration of the truth.
“Aunt Queen tried to call out to Gerald, but the pain in her chest made it feel like it was going to explode.”

6. Personification
Personificatio n- A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a human being to an animal, an object, or an idea.
“…even if the mysterious orange-and-blue fire that comes out of it liked to tease and dance for only a moment before running away”

7. Imagery
Imagery- Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses—sight, touch, smell, sound, taste.