Figure of speech

ALLITERATION uses repetition to create a musical effect that helps phrases to stand out from the language around them. In alliteration, the same sound repeats in a group of words. Examples: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. Black bug bit a big black bear. ... Sheep should sleep in a shed. I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw. ASSONANCE is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences, such as the "ee". Examples: They’re some creeps who I wouldn’t meet if you paid me a heap of cash! (repetition of the ee sound) The light of the fire is a sight. (repetition of the long i sound) Go slow over the road. (repetition of the long o sound) Sally sells sea shells beside the sea shore (repetition of the short e and long e sounds) Try as I might, the kite did not fly. (repetition of the long i sound) HYPERBOLE is an intentional exaggeration of the truth, used to emphasize the importance of something or to create a comic effect. Examples: They ran like greased lightning. He's got tons of money. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Her brain is the size of a pea. My geography teacher is older than the hills. LITOTES is a figure of speech in which a sentiment is expressed ironically by negating its contrary.  instead of stating something directly, you state that the contrary statement is not true. Examples: I don't deny that it was wrong. (I admit that it was wrong.) The trip wasn't a total loss. (The trip was mostly bad with some good elements.) He doesn't always have the best sense of direction. (He has a lousy sense of direction.) Graduating from college was no mean feat. (Graduating from college was a major achievement.) Parties just aren't my cup of tea. (I hate parties. METAPHOR is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing, even though this isn't literally true. Examples: Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks. The road ahead was a ribbon stretching across the desert. Donations to the charity were a tsunami. The park was a lake after the rain. The sun is a golden ball. METONYMY is a type of figurative language in which an object or concept is referred to not by its own name, but instead by the name of something closely associated with it. Examples: We will swear loyalty to the crown. -- Crown - in place of a royal person If we don’t get these reports in today, the suits will be after us. -- Suits - in place of business people My dear, you have all of my heart. -- Heart - to refer to love or emotion Tell me about your first date. I’m all ears! -- Ears - for giving attention, listening Can you give me a hand carrying this box up the stairs? -- Hand - for help ONOMATOPEIA  is when a word describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken.  Examples: The bridge collapsed creating a tremendous boom. The large dog said, “Bow-wow!” Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie. The cow aggressively mooed at the passing freight train. The “tick tock” of a clock. OXYMORON are pairs contradictory words in order to express new or complex meanings.  Examples: This is another fine mess you have got us into. There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them. Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence. The comedian was seriously funny. You are clearly confused by the situation you have found yourself in. PERSONIFICATION is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes. Examples: The approaching car's headlights winked at me. The camera loves her since she is so pretty. The stairs groaned as we walked on them. Our vacuum hums a happy tune while it cleans. My flowers were begging for water. SIMILE is a  figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. To make the comparison, similes most often use the connecting words "like" or "as," Examples: My best friend sings like an angel. During the house fire, my Dad was as brave as a lion. Sunday is cleaning day. By the time we're done, the house is as clean as a whistle. That teacher was as dull as dishwater. I think my grandfather is as old as these hills! --Mark Lester Benedicto Sources: https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/figure-of-speech https://examples.yourdictionary.com