Figures of Speech

This figure of speech make a direct comparison using two unlike things.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal"

This sentence is an example of:

• metaphor

• personification

• contrast

• simile

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Metaphor

Which of the following sentences are metaphors?

• Her lips are like a red rose.

• He is a shining star.

• He is as slow as turtle.

• The calm lake was a mirror.

Identify the figure of speech used in the following lines:

'Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink;

Water, water everywhere/ nor any drop to drink.'

• Personification

• Irony

• Sarcasm

• Paradox