Share ENG6: FIGURES OF SPEECH
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The opportunity knocked at his door.
Personification
He treated me as cold as ice.
Simile
She sells seashells on the seashore.
Alliteration
The buzzing bee flew over my head.
Onomatopoeia
I am feeling as fresh as a daisy (flower).
Simile
A driver whose license was confiscated by a traffic officer may say “Thank you Officer, now that you have my license I can’t drive”
Irony
”My rabbit whacked my ear,” the words “rabbit whacked” are an example of what figure of speech?
Assonance
I cried a river.
Hyperbole
Laura called to tell me that Lila had fallen ill.
Consonance
The world is a stage
Metaphor
I was dying of laughter.
Hyperbole
