figures of speech

figures of speech

1. COMPARISONS

   • SIMILE
     • COMPARISON THAT ALWAYS CONTAINS AS OR LIKE.
   • METAPHORE
     • A COMPARISON WITHOUT THE USE OF AS OR LIKE
   • PERSONIFICATION
     • GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES TO ABSTRACT IDEAS OR INANIMATE OBJECTS
   • APOSTROPHE
     • INANIMATE, ABSTRACT OR DEAD THING THAT IS ADDRESSED TO AS IF IT WERE LIVING

2. SOUND DEVICES

   • ALLITERATION
     • THE REPEAT OF CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS.
   • ASSONANCE
     • THE REPEAT OF VOWEL SOUNDS
   • ONOMATOPOEIA
     • USES WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE THE REAL SOUND
   • RHYME
     • RHYME DEPENDS ON SOUND, NOT THE WRITTEN WORD

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