Figurative Language devices

Front

"I must be cruel to be kind."

Back

Paradox

Front

Dries up like a raisin in the sun?

Back

Simile

Front

Alice and the March Hare discuss tea, leading to a statement about taking more than nothing.

Back

Paradox

Front

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow. I shall say good night till it be morrow.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

The golden rule is there are no golden rules.

Back

Paradox

Front

And this maiden lived with no thought Than to love and be loved by me.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Murderous innocence of the sea.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

"Hope" is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings without words, never stopping.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Mister Sun wakes at dawn, puts on golden slippers.

Back

Personification

Front

Shirt covered in dirt; ears can grow flowers.

Back

Hyperbole