Figure Of Speech Flashcards
Metaphor
A comparison in which one thing is said to be another
My mom is a teddy bear
Simile
A comparison of two things by using the words like or As
He is as tall as a giraffe
Personification
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
The stars wink at me
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement
My backpack weighs a ton
Idiom
An expression that doesn’t exactly mean what the word says
She spilled the beans
Pun
A humorous play on words that suggest multiple meanings
I used to be a baker but I did not make enough dough
Alliteration
The use of the same beginning constant sound in one word
Petra piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Assocance
This is the repetition of identical of similar vowel sound ina series of words
Try to light the fire
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it makes
Boom bang pow
Allusion
A reference to famous person place or event
Don’t act like a Scrooge
