figures of speech

_________    is a statement made emphatic by overstatement. For example, “Virtues as the sands of the shore.”

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

Truly, your voice is amazing! That will be your last song, okay?

• PARADOX

• OXYMORON

• IRONY

• LITOTES

____________ is introduced by words such as “like, so, as etc”.

• SIMILE

• HYPERBOLE

• METONYMY

• ALLITERATION

"rain races ,ripping and restless in it's rage"
This sentence is an example of:

• simile
• metaphor
• contrast
• alliteration

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
This sentence is an example of:

• metaphor
• personification
• contrast
• simile

There is no “Open Sesame” to the treasure of knowledge.

• SYNECHDOCHE

• ALLUSION

• METAPHOR

• ONOMATOPOEIA

The sign on the door insulted my intelligence.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Irony

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal"

This sentence is an example of:

• metaphor

• personification

• contrast

• simile

I long have had a quarrel with time for robbing me always.

• PARADOX

• SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION

• PUN

"it is really dull day when we don't go to the mall"
This sentence is an example of :

• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor
• personification