Figures Of Speech

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

A comparison using LIKE or AS

e.g. He is as tough as a lion

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A direct comparison (NO like or as)

E.g. He is a lion in battle

Question 3

Alliteration

Answer 3

The repetition of consonants

E.g. Little Lambs Love Libby

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Giving human like attributes to non-human objects/subjects

E.g. The tree danced in the wind

Question 5

Hyperbole

Answer 5

An over exaggeration

E.g. He is so hungry he could eat a herd of cows