By: Kevon Boyd
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By: Kevon Boyd
Simile
Uses like or as to compare two (2) unlike things
Ex. As snug as a bug in a rug
Hyperbole
Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect
Ex. This car goes faster than the speed of light
Alliteration The repetition of the first consonant
sound in words in the nursery rhyme:Ex. Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns
around August
Metaphor Two things are compared not using like
or asEx. Her home was a prison
Personification Giving human trails to objects or ideasEx. The stars danced playfully in the
moonlit sky.
Onomatopoeia Words that represent the actual sound
of something are words of onomatopoeia
Ex. Caw, caw
Idioms Expressions that don’t mean what
exactly what they sayEx. It’s raining cats and dogs
Understatement Expression with less strength than
expectedEx. It wont hurt a bit