Figures of Speech Revision

The world is a stage

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

The wind whispered in the trees

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Allusion

I have a million things to do this afternoon.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

Parting is such sweet sorrow

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Lytotes

• Oxymoron

The moon weeps for every fading flower

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Lytotes

• Personification

His words are as sharp as a razor

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Lytotes

Rory went on forever telling us about her new dress

1. Well, I’m no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Lytotes

Not bad Tris, not bad at all.

• Personification

• Allusion

• Simile

• Lytotes

1. Go ahead, ask me anything. I have the Google-fu over here.