Figures of Speech

Front

John is as brave as a lion.

Back

Simile

Front

Life is a rollercoaster.

Back

Metaphor

Front

The sun smiled at us.

Back

Personification

Front

Oh, Time, cease your relentless march.

Back

Apostrophe

Front

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Back

Alliteration

Front

The early bird catches the worm.

Back

Assonance

Front

I've told you a million times not to exaggerate.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

The silence was deafening.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.

Back

Epigram

Front

The fire station caught fire.

Back

Irony