Simile

Simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. 1. He marched off to class like a soldier on a mission. 2. Her smile was as bright as the sun. 3. The puddle seemed as big as the ocean. 4. When she gets embarrassed, her face turns as red as a clown's nose. 5. Grandma is as busy as a queen bee in her hive.

Metaphor
Metaphor is a figure of speech in which term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. 1. Time is a thief. 2. He has a heart of gold. 3. His head was spinning with ideas. 4. John is a real pig when he eats. 5. Authority is a chair; it needs legs to stand up.

Personification
Personification is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive. 1. Trees were dancing with the wind. 2. The radio stopped singing and continued to stare at me. 3. The picture in that magazine shouted for attention. 4. The sun winked at me. 5. The lightning lashed out with anger.

Metonymy
Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. 1. He writes a fine hand 2. The pen is mightier than the sword. 3. The House was called to order," 4. We have always remained loyal to the crown. 5. He is a man of the cloth.

Irony
Irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning. 1. A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets. 2. A note from your child's teacher that contains multiple spelling errors. 3. An aerobics instructor arrives for class with a Big Mac wrapper and a cigarette in her hand. 4. A pharmacist who doesn't believe in taking medication. 5. A child of illiterate parents becomes a bestselling author.

Oxymoron
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which incongruous or seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side; a compressed paradox. 1. This is another fine mess you have got us into. 2. There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them. 3. Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence. 4. The comedian was seriously funny. 5. You are clearly confused by the situation you have found yourself in.

Synecdoche
A synecdoche is a type of trope, which is a figure of speech. When used in literature, a synecdoche will add to the visual imagery of the passage and enhance the readers experience. 1. The ship was lost with all hands. 2. His parents bought him a new set of wheels. 3. He has many mouths to feed. 4. White hair. 5. Lend me your ears.

Apostrophe
Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding. 1. To what green altar, O mysterious priest, lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, and all her silken flanks with garlands drest?" 2. Roll on thou dark and deep Blue Ocean." 3. Then come, sweet death, and rid me of this grief. 4. O My friends, there is no friend. 5. Ah Bartleby! Ah Humanity!

Hyperbole
Hyperbole (exaggeration or "hype") is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis. 1. It is going to take a bazillion years to get through Medical School. 2. I ate the whole cow. 3. He's 900 years old. 4. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. 5. There are millions of other things to do.