5 Questions
What literary device is used in the phrase 'the sun smiles its warmth to us'?
Personification
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
She sings as beautifully as an angel
What literary device is used in the phrase 'She was a rock star at our last business presentation'?
Metaphor
What is the purpose of hyperbole?
To emphasize an idea to its extreme
What literary device is used in the phrase 'Philips feet'?
Alliteration
Study Notes
Figures of Speech
Personification
- Giving human traits to non-human things
- Example: "the sun smiles its warmth to us" (the sun cannot smile as it doesn't have a face or mouth)
Hyperbole
- Exaggerating an idea to its extreme, not to be taken literally
- Opposite of understatement
- Example: "she is going to die of embarrassment" (not meant to be taken literally)
Alliteration
- Placing words that begin with the same sound together
- Example: "philips feet"
Simile
- Uses "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another
- Example: "Harvey cry like a baby"
Idiom
- Deep words with a specific meaning
- Example: "break a leg" means "good luck"
Metaphor
- Makes comparisons between two unrelated objects
- Differents from simile (directive relationship with the verb "to be")
- Example: "she was a rock star at our last business presentation"
Identify and understand different figures of speech, including personification, hyperbole, alliteration, and simile, with examples to help you learn.
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