Figures of speech (7+5)

Figures of speech:

👉1. Simile:

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses the words such as “like” or “as”.

The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.

The assistant was as busy as a bee.

The new teacher is as tall as a giraffe.

The new neighbor is as curious as a cat

👉2. Metaphor:

A metaphor is a statement that compares two things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.”

The warrior has a heart of stone.

Love is a battlefield.

You are my sunshine.

I am drowning in a sea of grief.

👉3. Personification:

Personification, also known as "anthropomorphism," is the attribution of human qualities to non-human things. These can be objects, events, ideas, or even living, non-human things.

The radio stared at me.

The car brakes screamed all through the journey.

The car stopped with a groaning complaint.

Angry clouds surrounded the island.

👉4. Hyperbole:

Hyperbole is when you use words to exaggerate what you mean or emphasize a point. It is used to make something seem bigger or more important than it actually is.

I have told you a million times to wash the dishes.

You are so slender that the wind can carry you away.

I could do this forever.

She’s older than this world.

👉5. Oxymoron:

An Oxymoron is when two words are used together in a sentence but they seem to be in contrast with each other.

Life is bittersweet.

They knew they could feel the joyful sadness on his arrival.

Sweet sorrow..

Peace force..

👉6. Apostrophe:

Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses someone (or something) that is not present or cannot respond in reality. The entity being addressed can be an absent, dead, or imaginary person, but it can also be an inanimate object (like stars or the ocean), an abstract idea (like love or fate), or a being (such as a Muse or god).

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee.

Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!

I’m sorry, Wilson. Wilson, I’m sorry!

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done.

👉7. Onomatopoeia:

It is the figure of speech where the word is used to describe a sound.

The fireplace heater hissed and cracked.

The truck engine roared as it climbed the hill.

The alarm clock buzzed at the time I was going to the bathroom.

I could hear the leaves rustling and the wind howling. 

👉8. Alliteration:

It is a series of words, which commence with the same letter. Alliteration consists of the repetition of a sound or of a letter at the beginning of two or more words.

Dirty dolphins dove across the ocean.

Purple pandas painted portraits. 

She sells seashells.

Nick needed new notebooks.

👉9. Assonance:

When we use repetition of vowel sounds, it is known as assonance. 

Share if you care.

I slept while you wept.

👉10. Anaphora:

When many phrases or verses start with the same word, it is known as anaphora.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

We shall not stop. We shall go on and on. We shall move forward.

👉11. Irony:

If you use terms that contrast with what you say and what you do, it is known as irony. It’s like a difference between what is said and what is meant.

A traffic cop got a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone.

The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but got sunk on its first trip.

👉12. Understatement:

Understatement - When you try to say or show something of no importance or less importance.

Referring a big wound to just a scratch.

Saying it little dry instead of desert.