What
A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things.
My nephew is a monkey. He climbs on everything.
What is a metaphor?
The use of words which actually sound like the objects or actions to which they refer.
Onomatopoeia
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or abstract idea.
What is personification?
The guitar twanged as he thumped on it.
Onomatopoeia
When contradictory terms appear side by side.
Oxymoron
The chocolate cake was calling my name.
What is personification?
1. When what is said is actually the opposite of what s meant (verbal)
2. Unexpected result (situational)
3. Audience knows more than the reader (dramatic)
Irony
The cowardly lion wants courage, but he actually is brave.
Dorothy wants to find a way home form OZ, but she can actually do it herself.
I've told you to clean your room a million times.
Hyperbole
The tall trees towered over the town.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
His mother passed away last year.
Euphemism
1. I see many new faces here tonight.
2. He will ask for her hand in marriage today.
3. Dad has new wheels to drive.
Deep down you are actually quite shallow.
A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or the whole for a part.
Synecdoche
A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
Every man, every woman, every child, should be loved.
Anaphora
A comparison between two sets of things.
A sword is the weapon of a warrior; a pen is the weapon of a writer.
Analogy
She dances like a chicken on hot coals.
What is a simile?
A 'softer' more inoffensive word or phrase, used instead of a more harsh word when referring to something unpleasant.
Euphemism
An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point.
Hyperbole
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Oxymoron
A seemingly contradictory statement, which actually makes sense or contains some truth.
Paradox
When she lost her job, she became a Scrooge not buying anything.
Allusion