2. A simile is a figure of speech that
makes a comparison, showing
similarities between two different
things.
A simile draws resemblance with the
help of the words “like” or “as”.
Example :
“cute as a kitten,”
4. A figure of speech in which a word or phr
ase that ordinarily designates one thing is
used to designate another, thus making
a-n implicit comparison .
Examples :
The snow is a white blanket.
6. Personification is a figure of speech in
which a thing, an idea or an animal is
given human attributes.
The non-human objects are portrayed in
such a way that we feel they have the
ability to act like human beings.
Example :
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
8. Alliteration is derived from Latin’s word
“Latira”. It means “letters of alphabet”.
It is a stylistic device in which a number
of words, having the same first
consonant sound, occur close together
in a series.
Example :
Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around
August.
10. Addressing someone who is dead ,
absent or a non human as if that
person or thing was present .
Example :
Ugh, cell phone, why won’t you load my
messages?
