Friday, January 31, 2014


 Simile-a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared EXAMPLE:"as blind as a bat" http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-similes.html

Metaphor-something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol. EXAMPLE:“Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day,” http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-metaphors-in-poems.html

Alliteration-the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, EXAMPLE:Garry’s giraffe gobbled gooseberries greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/alliteration-examples.html

Imagery-the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dreamEXAMPLE:The eerie silence was shattered by her scream http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-imagery.html

Personification-the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure. EXAMPLE:The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-personification.html
 
Hyperbole-an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally EXAMPLE: "She is so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company” http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-hyperboles.html

My Examples:
Simile- He is as slippery as a snake.
Metaphor- You are impossible
Alliteration- Henry's horse held the handle, and had hemorrhoids.
Imagery- The clouds blanketed the blue sky.
Personification- The waves licked the shore.
Hyperbole- I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.


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