Definitions 1
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using the words “like” or “as”
Simile
Something that means more than what it is.
Example: Cross
Symbol
attributing human-like qualities to something nonhuman
Personification
"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow."
Hyperbole
obvious and intentional exaggeration
Hyperbole
"pop" "gurgle" and "boom"
Onomatopoeia
a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common. Usually containing the words “is,” “was,” or “are.”
Metaphor
The car was begging for a wash.
Personification
a contrast between expectation and reality
Irony
"Time is a thief."
Metaphor
a word that sounds like the common sound of the object it is describing
Onomatopoeia
A skydiver who is afraid of heights is an example of...
Irony
a statement that contradicts itself
Paradox
"silly snakes slither silently"
Alliteration
The repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
Assonance
I didn't see the baseball at first; then it hit me.
Pun
The repetition of consonant sounds (every letter that is a consonant).
Example: first and last; stroke of luck.
Consonance
"less is more"
Paradox
The repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
Alliteration
"The squeaky wheel gets grease," is an example of...
Assonance