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SIMILE

SIMILE. A comparison between two unlike things using the connective words like or as ( than , or resembles ) Ex: Her cheeks were as red as apples Her cheeks were like two red apples. Simile. “Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, and it pricks like thorn.”. Examples:

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SIMILE

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  1. SIMILE • A comparison between two unlike things using the connective words like or as (than, or resembles) • Ex: Her cheeks were as red asapples Her cheeks were like two red apples.

  2. Simile “Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, and it pricks like thorn.” Examples: • As alike as two peas in a pod • As beautiful as nature • As big as a bus • As big as an elephant • As busy as a bee

  3. METAPHOR • A direct comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes the other thing without using the connective words like or as. • Example: Her cheeks weretwo red apples.

  4. Irony • Dramatic - A contradiction between what a characterthinks and what the reader/audienceknows to be true. Example: At the end of Act 1, we know that Romeo and Juliet are in love, but no one else knows.

  5. HYPERBOLE A figure of speech in which the truth is very exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect. EX: “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.” “John jerked the car door so hard that his arm almost fell off.”

  6. Foreshadowing A hint or clue that something (usually negative) is going to occur in the future. Example: Tybalt hints that he will still get revenge on Romeo for coming to the party.

  7. Alliteration Repetion of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of text. “….those…..there…… them…..”

  8. Alliteration “….those…..there…… them…..”Additional Examples:Rabbits Running Over RosesDressy Daffodils Caring cats cascade offLaughing lions laugh

  9. Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words in a line of text. Example: Thou shalt not stir a foot to seek a foe.

  10. Consonance Additional examples: Litter and batter Spelled and scald Dress and boss

  11. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of text. Example: Too, soon, woo

  12. Assonance • Additional Examples: “Hear the mellow wedding bells” “Try to light the fire” “Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese”

  13. Oxymoron • A figure of speech in which words with opposite meanings are paired together • Examples: “sweet sorrow” “jumbo shrimp”

  14. Oxymoron • Additional examples: • “pretty ugly” • “tender roughness”

  15. Personification Human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea.

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