“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

“I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far.” - Mark Twain, Old Times on the Mississippi

”Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary,” - Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"

“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”

“Hulga the whole while hollering like a half-slaughtered hog.” - Truman Capote, "Mojave"

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

A phrase made up of words containing opposite meanings.

A humorous play on words that have double-meanings.