Examples:

• As innocent as a lamb.

• As proud as a peacock.

• As fast as a cheetah.

• As blind as a bat.

• As bold as brass.

• As cold as ice.

  
  

  And Is also a rhetorical device used to compare two things using the words "like" "as" or "than."

  Similes can be used to create vivid imagery or draw surprising connections between two unrelated things. They're commonly used in literature, advertising, and everyday speech and are closely related to metaphors and analogies.

  
  

Examples:I could eat a horse: I am very hungry.

1. It all went pear shaped: to go wrong.

2. It’s no skin off my nose: it doesn’t affect me negatively (but it might affect others).

3. She is an open book: she has nothing to hide.

4. He wears his heart on his sleeve: he shows his feelings readily.

5. It’s showtime: it’s time to start (something important).

6. These are the dog days of summer: it’s too hot but do anything but be lazy and stay cool.

7. You’re building castles in the air: you’re making unrealistic plans.

   
   

   there are different types of metaphors

The most vivid metaphors are often the ones you make up yourself, because the image is fresh and therefore more vivid. Overused metaphors can lose some of their potency. When that happens, we call them clichés. 

Metaphors are generally divided into four main categories: simple, implied, extended, and literary. There is a fourth category, dead metaphors, which can cause the speaker to create something called a mixed metaphor. Avoid the last two if possible.

Examples:

• Night and day.

• Good and evil.

• Justice and revenge.

• War and peace.

• Humanity and technology.

• Vice and virtue.

• Family and outsiders.

For example, Charles Dickens writes: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” a famous example of antithesis, which falls under the umbrella of juxtaposition and requires a contradiction in paired sides. Or you may see it as a turn of phrase, like “deafening silence” or “sweet sorrow,” which are a type of juxtaposition that uses a contradiction to heighten the meaning of each component of the comparison.

examples:

• scary.

• thoughtful.

• frustrated.

• sad.

• calm.

• stressful.

• peaceful.

• angry.

A mood is a feeling or a person's specific state of mind at any particular time. A mood is also the prevailing emotion found not only in people but also in literature, music, and other expressive arts. Moods set the overall tone for speech or writing and are an important element in literature as well as in everyday life.

Examples: The arrival of a wasp at the table foreshadows what's to come

• Dialogue: A character says something ominous or fate-baiting, like "If he shows his face again, I'll kill him!" 

• Prophecy: A character receives a fortune or prophecy that tells the reader what will happen 

• Symbolism: A storm, broken mirror, or bird foreshadows a conflict, betrayal, or freedom 

• Flashback: A flashback hints at what comes later in the story 

• Setting: A scene sets up a future event 

• Character's feelings: A character feels or expresses concern, dread, or worry 

• Objects: The appearance of dangerous objects, like a gun, knife, or a fraying rope bridge 

Examples of foreshadowing in media

• In The Shining, a red doll falls on the ground, foreshadowing someone's death 

• In Macbeth, one of the weird sisters gives Macbeth a prophecy that he will become king 

Related term

A red herring is a literary device that misleads audiences by pointing them in one direction so they can be surprised later on. 

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a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

"in a series of flashbacks, we follow the pair through their teenage years"

1. 2.

   a flame moving rapidly back through a combustible vapour.

   "cooling the area prevented a flashback"

verb

1. move to a scene in a movie, novel, etc. that is set in a time earlier than the main story.

Examples: In a story about a girl who is afraid of heights, there is a flashback to a time when she fell off of the top of a playground as a young child.

• In a story about a man who acts strangely and rue, there is a flashback to a scene of war, in which this man was a soldier.

Examples:

visual.

auditory.

olfactory.

gustatory.

tactile.

kinesthetic.

organic.

Imagery is descriptive language used to appeal to a reader's senses: touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight. It is a literary tool used in poetry, novels and other writings that use clear explanations that appeal to the reader's senses to form a picture or idea in their mind. Through language, imagery not only paints a picture, but also aims to convey a thrilling and emotional experience within the text.

Examples: Lightning danced across the sky.

• The wind howled in the night.

• The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

• Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

• My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

• he flowers danced in the breeze.

• A soft breeze tickled her cheek.

• That hot fudge sundae is really calling my name.

• The sun smiled down on us as we picnicked in the park.

• Time flies when you're having fun.

• The old stairs groaned with each step he took.

Examples:

• The child of a formula one driver not being able to drive.

• A gifted artist having no interest in visiting art galleries.

• An astronomer being afraid of the dark.

• A cat-lover being allergic to cats.

• An estate agent not being able to sell their own house.

Examples: The Perpetual Pursuit of the Perfect Body Image.

• The Digital Detox: Escaping Social Media's Grip.

• The Billionaire Space Race: A New Playground for the Rich.

• Fast Fashion Frenzy: The Race to the Bottom of Your Closet.

Examples :

barking up the wrong tree.

• champing at the bit.

• ruffled some feathers.

• wolfing down food.

• mad as a hornet.

• the roar of the ocean.

• the howl of the wind.

• busy as a bee.

Examples:

• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• You're as sweet as sugar.

• I have a million things to do today.

• That bag weighs a ton.

• She talks a mile a minute.

• He's as quiet as a graveyard.

• That book is heavier than the dictionary.

• I could sleep forever.

give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle).

Examples:

• scary.

• thoughtful.

• frustrated.

• sad.

• calm.

• stressful.

• peaceful.

• angry.