Making Comparisons
She's as brave as a lion.
Simile
Quincy's quilters quit quilting quickly.
Alliteration
I have a million things to do today.
Hyperbole
In Shrek, Donkey asks Shrek if he can stay with him. Shrek replies, "Of course," rolling his eyes.
Sarcasm/Verbal Irony
She's economical with the truth.
Euphemism
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
I held my nose in the breeze so I would not sneeze on your knees.
Consonance
You can save money by spending it.
A marriage counselor files for divorce.
A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat.
Pun
You are my sunshine.
Metaphor
"A host of golden daffodils"
-William Wordsworth, "Daffodils"
Assonance
Finding a good partner is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Analogy
Seriously funny
Oxymoron
I didn’t have any bus fare, but fortunately some good Samaritan helped me out!
Biblical Allusion
They're a dime a dozen.
Idiom
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Metonymy
In the movie Beauty and the Beast, the audience knows from the beginning that the beast is a prince, but Belle does not.
Dramatic Irony
I smell trouble.
Synethesia
She's as brave as a lion.
Symbolism
The broken heart is a damaged china pot.
Conceit
The restaurant is short staffed and could use some hired hands.
Synecdoche
“Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as naught; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness.”
-Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Apostrophe
"It's not the best weather today," he said looking out at the hurricane.
Litotes
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a political _____ pertaining to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the rise of communism.
Allegory