This document defines and provides examples of various figures of speech, including similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, allusions, irony, paradoxes, oxymorons, and apostrophes. Figures of speech involve intentional deviations from ordinary language to produce rhetorical effects. Examples are given such as "she is as quiet as a deep river" for similes, "merida is an open book" for metaphors, and "his bark breaks the sound barrier" for onomatopoeia and hyperbole in poetry.

2. FIGURES OF SPEECH
A figure of speech or rhetorical
figure is an intentional deviation
from ordinary language, chosen
to produce a rhetorical effect.

3. FIGURES OF SPEECH
Words are made to carry a
meaning other than what they
ordinarily signify

4. Simile
a figure of speech that directly
compares two things. It uses “as” or
“like” in giving comparison to two
unlike things.

5. She is as quiet as a deep river
I may fall down many times, but like
the sun, I’ll rise

6. Metaphor
is a figure of speech in which a
word or phrase denoting one kind
of object or action is used in place
of another to suggest a likeness or
indirect comparison between them

7. Merida is an open book
Your love is a moonlight that shines
in my darkest night

8. PERSONIFICATION
is a figure of speech in which a
thing – an idea or an animal – is
given human characteristics.

9. I closed the lights and let darkness
devour me.
I was welcomed by the sunrise
when I came back

10. ONOMATOPOEIA
use of words that mimic sounds

11. Bark
Meow
Moo
Thud

12. Hyperbole
a figure of speech in which
exaggeration is used for emphasis
or effect; it's an extravagant
statement.

13. I have a ton of things to do when I get
home.
He’s running faster than the wind.

14. Allusion
in literature, an implied or indirect
reference to a person, event, or
thing or to a part of another text.

15. The smell of donuts is like
kryptonite to me
She showed up looking like Venus
I wish I could just click my heels and
be back home

16. Irony
is a figure of speech in which words
are used in such a way that their
intended meaning is different from
the actual meaning of the words.

17. The name of Britain’s biggest dog was
“Tiny.”
The butter is as soft as a slab of marble.

18. A marriage counselor filed for a
divorce
The firefighter’s house was
burned

19. Paradox
A statement that may seem
contradictory but can be true (or at
least make sense). This makes them
stand out and play an important
role in literature and everyday life.

20. And our end started the day you
said goodbye
And our end started the day you
said goodbye

21. Oxymoron
a combination of two words that
contradict each other...Examples
include bittersweet, jumbo shrimp,
only choice, and sweet sorrow

22. Apostrophe
Directly addressing a non-existent
person or an inanimate object as
though it were a living being.

23. "Oh, you stupid car, you never work
when I need you to," Bert sighed.
O holy night! The stars are brightly
shining!
“O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou
Romeo?”

24. 1. Lightning sang and danced across the sky.
2. Your enemy’s friend is your enemy.
3. She is an angel like to my eyes.
4. The fire station burns down into ashes.
5. I’ve told you to clean your room a million
times!

25. My Dog
His bark breaks the sound barrier
His nose is as cold as an ice box.
A wag of his tail causes hurricanes
His jumping causes falling rocks.
He eats a mountain of dog food
And drinks a water fall dry.
But though he breaks the bank
He’s the apple of my eye.