Figures of Speech

There are three forms of this figure of speech; situational, dramatic, and verbal.

Crash, Bang, Boom!!!

A word that is associated with a sound.

Where a word or phrase is compared to an object or action, not using "like" or "as".

"He is as big as a house!" is an example of...

A comparison of two different things using "like" or "as".

"My mouth erupted lava." is an example of what?

Soft like a brick; Hard as putty; Clear like dirt, are examples of...

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

The image below provides an example of what?

"She's pretty ugly," is an example of...

An example of ____________________________ is, "Life is a stage".

Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.

"The moon winked at me through the clouds above," is a sentence that uses...

An exaggeration.

A figure of speech in which apparently opposite terms appear next to one another.

A repetition of a vowel sound within a word.

We eat meat as a sweet treat.