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- Figures of Speech
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personification
An inanimate object is given human qualities. (The smiling sun)
onomatopoeia
A word of sounding like what it represents. (The buzzing bee)
metaphor
A comparison without using 'like' or 'as' (life is a journey)
simile
One thing is compared to another, using 'like' or 'as'. (the carpet, like matted fur, lay on the ground)
oxymoron
Two words with opposing meanings are used together for effect. (A deafening silence)
alliteration
The repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words immediately after each other. (The Pretty Princess Poured Peach juice into the jug)
hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration. (They lived a million miles away from us)
pun
A play on words.
(having my hair cut is only a fringe benefit)