Figures of Speech
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Donna Green
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Figures of Speech
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Simile > A comparison of 2 things using "like" or "as."
That test was as easy as pie.
Her new shoes fit like a glove!
My dad is as strong as an ox.
The carpet was as dirty as a pig sty.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
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Metaphor > A comparison of 2 things that does not use "like" or "as." It states it is that thing.
Love is a battlefield.
Her mind is a room full of computers.
That dog is a carpet shredder!
My alarm clock is a devil that wakes me up.
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Personification > The giving of human characteristics to a non-human object.
The wind danced around the buildings.
Chocolate chip cookies were calling my name.
The sun peeked around the clouds.
Your fireplace told me to sit by it.
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Idiom > A figure of speech that cannot e defined literally. The words mean something different than the dictionary.
That ring cost a pretty penny!
You have to walk on eggshells around him.
He is in the doghouse now!
She is bringing home the bacon.
Let's put our heads together for ideas.
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Alliteration > The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together.
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Fuzzy wassy was a bear. Fuzzy wassy had no hair. Fuzzy wassy wasn't fuzzy, was he?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
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Onomatopoeia > A word that imitates or sounds like the sound itself.
Oink!
Crash!
Boom!
Tick-tock!
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Hyperbole> The use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
I've told you a million times to clean up your room!
Forever ago, I was working at McDonald's.
That fish was bigger than the boat!
His shoes cost a billion dollars!
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Allusion > a reference to something or someone famous in history or literature.
He was as strong as Hercules.
That problem was a Goliath in his path.
Don't be a Bennedict Arnold and switch sides.
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Verbal irony > involves saying one thing but implying something very different. People often use verbal irony when they are being sarcastic.
John was thrilled to see the tax collector.
I'm so happy that my car repair costs $900.
She could not hold her excitement over the epic failure of her idea.
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Pun > involves using a word or phrase in a humorous way that suggests more than one meaning.
What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull dozer
How do you fix a broken tomato? With tomato paste!
What do you call a cow that won't moo? A milk dud.
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Now you try by identifying these:
1.) Joseph junked his jukebox.
2.) The box fell with a loud CRASH!
3.) He ran like a cheetah to the bathroom.
4.) I'm so happy I could cry about that "F" in math.
5.) Mike was a beast on the dance floor.
6.) He beat his head against the wall trying to find his keys.
7.) I'm as happy as a clam.
8.) Where do polar bears vote? The North Pole
9.) Kyle's feet were screaming when he finished the race.
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