A way of describing something symbolically, using words to create a picture in the readers imagination.
Imagery
Comparison using like or as.
Simile
A comparison where something is said to be something that isn’t literally true.
Metaphor
Giving something inhuman, human qualities.
Personification
Often objects, colours, sounds and places work as symbols.
Symbolism
A tone/mood/atmosphere that is created through descriptions of nature or the weather.
Pathetic fallacy
An association attached to a word or phrase in addition to its dictionary definition.
Connotations
A set of words related in meaning fields are defined by subject matter.
Semantic field