Figures of Speech
This figure of speech compares two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
Metaphor
This figurative language device repeats the same beginning sound in a series of words, as in "She sells sea shells by the sea shore."
Alliteration
The classroom was a zoo during dismissal.
Metaphor
When a writer says, "The wind whispered through the trees," the wind is given human qualities, making this figure of speech.
Personification
Winston Churchill used this device by repeating the words "We shall fight" at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" uses this figure of speech to create emphasis through exaggeration.
Hyperbole
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" demonstrates this device that places contrasting ideas in a balanced structure.
Anaphora
The White House announced a new policy today.
Metonymy
Instead of saying someone died, saying someone "passed away" is an example of this figure of speech.
Euphemism
This figurative language device uses understatement by negating the opposite, as in "He is no ordinary man."
Litotes
O Death, where is thy sting?
Apostrophe
Finding a "Wet Floor" sign on a completely dry floor is an example of this figure of speech involving a contrast between expectation and reality.
Irony
Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" is a famous example of this mirrored structure.
Chiasmus
The angry wind screamed through the trees, and I thought it would blow the whole world away.
Personification and Hyperbole