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"It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place."
anaphora
“In every cry of every Man, In every infant's cry of fear, In every voice, in every ban”
anaphora
Go slow over the road.
assonance
"He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm." This sentence is an example of :
simile
"It is really dull day when we don't go to the mall" This sentence is an example of :
alliteration
"The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers" This sentence is an example of:
personification
"The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers" This sentence is an example of:
personification
"Rain races ,ripping and restless in it's rage" This sentence is an example of:
alliteration
"I am so hungry that I can eat a horse" This sentence is an example of:
hyperbole
"The leaves danced in the wind" This sentence is an example of:
personification
"These walls have ears" This sentence is an example of :
personification
What is the figure of speech called when something is over-exaggerated, not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'?
Metaphor
What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of the same or letter at the beginning of the word?
Alliteration
This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.
personification
My wallet sucked all of my money.
Personification
Jenny and Rachel are cats and dogs whenever they fight.
Metaphor
News spread as fast as a bullet.
Simile
She forgot her homework four days in a row and felt as flaky as a snowstorm.
Simile
That kid is a tiger when she's angry.
Metaphor
The fog light is as bright as the sun
Simile
The wind whispers as it blows inside my ear.
Personification
Here is the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
Hyperbole
O Hamlet! Thou hast cleft my heart in twain.
Hyperbole
Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.
Hyperbole
Death lays his icy hands on kings.
Personification
Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay.
Personification
Variety is the spice of life.
Metaphor
The camel is the ship of the desert.
Metaphor
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Simile
The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.
Simile
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