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FIGURES of SPEECHFIGURES of SPEECH
SimileSimile – a comparison between two things using like or as
Stephen is as tall as a tree.
The McElroy’s yard is like a
playground.
MetaphorMetaphor – an implied comparison; metaphors do not
use like or as. A metaphor often compares an abstract
concept with something concrete.
Jake is a tiger on the football
field. Have you lost your marbles?
Fame is a bee
It has a song –
It has a sting –
Ah, too, it has a wing.
- Emily Dickinson
It has a song…
Fame is a bee
It has a
sting . . .
Ah, too, it has a wing.
PersonificationPersonification – qualities of human life are given to
inanimate objects
The sunlight danced
on the windowsill.
The road is shiny in the moonlight. (no figure of speech)
•The road is like a silver ribbon
in the moonlight.
(simile)
•The slick road is a mirror
reflecting the moonlight. (metaphor)
•The road wandered aimlessly
beneath the silver moon.
(personification)
AlliterationAlliteration – the repetition of the initial (beginning) sounds of words
* She sells seashells by the seashore.
* Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia – the use of words that imitate sounds
* The buzz of the bees was loudest near the hive.
* The kernels popped in the microwave.
HyperboleHyperbole – The use of exaggeration to create humor or show emphasis.
* I have a ton of homework.
* That dress is 50 times too big for you.
**Any figure of speech that is overused is called a cliché

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Figures ofspeech

  • 1. FIGURES of SPEECHFIGURES of SPEECH SimileSimile – a comparison between two things using like or as Stephen is as tall as a tree. The McElroy’s yard is like a playground.
  • 2. MetaphorMetaphor – an implied comparison; metaphors do not use like or as. A metaphor often compares an abstract concept with something concrete. Jake is a tiger on the football field. Have you lost your marbles?
  • 3. Fame is a bee It has a song – It has a sting – Ah, too, it has a wing. - Emily Dickinson
  • 4. It has a song… Fame is a bee It has a sting . . . Ah, too, it has a wing.
  • 5. PersonificationPersonification – qualities of human life are given to inanimate objects The sunlight danced on the windowsill.
  • 6. The road is shiny in the moonlight. (no figure of speech) •The road is like a silver ribbon in the moonlight. (simile) •The slick road is a mirror reflecting the moonlight. (metaphor) •The road wandered aimlessly beneath the silver moon. (personification)
  • 7. AlliterationAlliteration – the repetition of the initial (beginning) sounds of words * She sells seashells by the seashore. * Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia – the use of words that imitate sounds * The buzz of the bees was loudest near the hive. * The kernels popped in the microwave. HyperboleHyperbole – The use of exaggeration to create humor or show emphasis. * I have a ton of homework. * That dress is 50 times too big for you. **Any figure of speech that is overused is called a cliché