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Figures Of Speech

Figures of speech

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FIGURES OF SPEECH

COMMON LITERARY DEVICES
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SIMILE

Smell like a rose
Sly as a fox
Cold as ice
American as apple pie
As blind as a bat

METAPHOR

All the world’s a stage
Sea of grief
Broken heart
Time is a thief
Feeling blue
Rollercoaster of emotions
Bubbly personality

ONOMATOPOEIA

Pop
Bang
Bark, woof, growl
Meow, hiss, purr
Moo, baa, bleat
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PERSONIFICATION

The dish ran away with the spoon.
(Daffodils) Tossing their heads in a sprightly dance.
The sun smiled down at the little town.
The cat grinned with satisfaction.
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HYPERBOLE

It was so cold, polar bears were wearing jackets.
It was so greasy, you could wring it out and make fries.
I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
If she can’t go to the concert, she’ll die.
LMAO
ROTFL
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UNDERSTATEMENT

You spill spaghetti down your white shirt, “no one will notice.”
The house floods, “well, the plants will be watered.”
You and your friend are on completely different sides of an issue, “I think we disagree slightly.”
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PUN

“You can tune a guitar, but you can’t tuna fish. Unless of course, you play a bass. -Douglas Adams
“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” - Mark Twain
She had a photographic memory but never developed it.
I’ve been to the dentist so many times I know the drill.
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