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Simile


Examples:




- Our soldiers are as brave as lions.


- He is as funny as a monkey.

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using like or as.

Hyperbole


Examples:




- I am dying of shame.


- I am trying to solve a million issues these days.

An exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

Personification


Examples:




-The teddy bear hugged me warmly.


-The leaves danced with the winds.

Giving non-living things/objects traits of humans.

Metaphor


Examples:




-My brother was boiling mad.


-The assignment was a breeze.

A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.

Imagery


Examples:


- On a starry winter night in Portugal.


- Where the ocean kissed the southern shore.



The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things. (Using sensory details).