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Simile

a stated comparison between two basically unlike things that have something in common. Uses “like” or “as” . Simile. Today will soon be Gone, like yesterday is gone, Like history is gone, The world keeps spinning on, You’re going, going, gone, Like summer break is gone

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Simile

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  1. a stated comparison between two basically unlike things that have something in common. Uses “like” or “as” Simile Today will soon be Gone, like yesterday is gone, Like history is gone, The world keeps spinning on, You’re going, going, gone, Like summer break is gone Like Saturday is gone Just try to prove me wrong You pretend like you’re immortal From “Gone” by Switchfoot

  2. a comparison between two basically unlike things where the first thing is said to be the second. Uses “is,” “was,” “are,” “were” Metaphor I’m that star up in the sky I’m that mountain peak up high I made it I’m the world’s greatest And I’m that little bit of hope When my back’s against the ropes I can feel it, mmm I’m the world’s greatest From “The World’s Greatest” by R. Kelly

  3. the attributing of human qualities to nonhuman or nonliving things—abstractions, ideas, animals, objects. Describes the thing the way you would describe a person Personification Hello, Mr. Heartache, I’ve been expecting you Come in and wear your welcome out The way you always do You never say if you’re here to stay Or only passin’ through So hello, Mr. Heartache I’ve been expecting you From “Hello, Mr. Heartache” by the Dixie Chicks

  4. Hyperbole exaggeration for effect; effect may be humorous, satiric, or sentimental But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles To fall down at your door From “I’m Gonna Be” by the Proclaimers

  5. Anastrophe inversion of the usual order of the parts of a sentence, usually for emphasis or to achieve a certain rhythm or rhyme Love, love me do You know I love you I’ll always be true So please, love me do From “Love Me Do” by the Beatles

  6. Allusion a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art Well I miss Mayberry Sittin’ on the porch drinking ice cold Cherry—Coke Pickin’ on a six string Where people pass by and you call them by their first name Watching the clouds roll by Bye, bye From “Mayberry” by Rascal Flatts

  7. Tone the author’s attitude toward his/her subject matter or audience (Love stinks) Love stinks, yeah, yeah (Love stinks) Love stinks, yeah , yeah (Love stinks) Love stinks, yeah, yeah (Love stinks) Love stinks, yeah, yeah From “Love Stinks” by J. Geils Band

  8. Cliche An overused expression or idea. Think: The Jaws Theme Song

  9. Pun A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. I think I’m a clone now There’s always two of me just a-hangin’ around I think I’m a clone now ‘Cause every chromosome is a hand-me-down. Weird Al Yankovich “I Think I’m a Clone Now”

  10. Oxymoron A phrase where incongruous or contradictory terms are combined. Country Music?

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