Figures of Speech 12/4/15

Alliteration – The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”

Alliteration 1. These times of woe afford no times to woo.” (Paris to Lady Capulet, Romeo and Juliet, Act III, iv) 2. Julie Jackson juggled the juicy, jiggly jello. 3. “Luke Luck likes lakes.” (from Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss)

Some New Terms Onomatopoeia – A word that imitates a sound in nature. Examples are: “buzz,” “pop,” “crash,” “splash.”

Some New Terms Simile – A comparison that uses a comparison word, such as like or as.

Some New Terms Simile – A comparison that uses a comparison word, such as like or as. Life is like a box of chocolates.

Some New Terms Simile – A comparison that uses a comparison word, such as like or as. Life is like a box of chocolates.

Some New Terms Metaphor – A comparison that does not use a comparison word. It often uses a “be” verb.

Some New Terms Metaphor – A comparison that does not use a comparison word. It often uses a “be” verb. She is the sunshine of my life.

Some New Terms Metaphor – A comparison that does not use a comparison word. It often uses a “be” verb. She is the sunshine of my life.

Look at the following items below. Determine what figure of speech or literary device each is. Item number five employs two devices.

Alliteration, Couplet, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Simile 1. Over the mountains Of the Moon (from “Eldorado” by Edgar Allan Poe) 2. For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. (Romeo and Juliet, Act V, Scene iii) 3. Julie Jackson juggled the juicy, jiggly jello.

Alliteration, Couplet, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Simile 4. All night I could hear the drip, drip, drip of the faucet. 5. His head is as bald as a baby’s backside. (two devices) 6. She sells seashells by the seashore. (traditional tongue twister)

Alliteration, Couplet, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Simile 7. “I could hear the rata-tat-tat of the jackhammer outside my window.” 8. The rock formation is a lonely sentinel standing guard at the entrance to the park. 9. Rubber baby buggy bumpers (traditional tongue twister)

More New Terms Hyperbole is a figure of speech used in poetry, rhetoric (argument), and fiction. It is extreme exaggeration used to draw attention to, or emphasize, a particular feature of something. “His speech lasted about a thousand years.” Personification is the assigning of human characteristics or qualities to nonhuman entities. “Cold crept through the house like an unwanted visitor.”

More New Terms An oxymoron is a figure of speech where two apparent opposites are used together. Note that oxymoron is the singular form of the word, and oxymora is the plural form. oxymoron = “sharply foolish” “I am a deeply superficial person.” -Andy Warhol “Jem became vaguely articulate…” (Lee 97).

Alliteration, Hyperbole, Metaphor Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Personification, Simile Look at each item below and decide which figure or figures of speech are being employed. Explain.

Alliteration, Hyperbole, Metaphor Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Personification, Simile 1. The china danced across the shelf during the earthquake. 2. “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” (from 1 Samuel 18:7 NIV)