Figure of Speech
DEFINITION: a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage. HOW TO: Examples of Figures of speech are: Alliteration Assonance Anaphora Hyperbole Irony Metaphor Oxymoron Personification Similes Onomatopoeia Synecdoche Understatements Everyday Use: Figures of speech can be found in every day conversations, books, movies and songs.
English Language Arts
