describe any 5 figures of speech with 2 examples each. i need a perfect ans...and in detail !!! so that, i could mark one the ans as a brainliest ans.....^_^
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Alliteration : is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words. Examples are: •She sells seashells. •Walter wondered where Winnie was. •Blue baby bonnets •Nick needed new notebooks. •Fred fried frogs.
Irony :is when there is a contrast between what is said and what is meant, or between appearance and reality. Examples are:
•“How nice!” she said, when I told her I had to work all weekend. (Verbal irony)
•A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking tickets. (Situational irony)
Metaphor : compares two unlike things or ideas. Examples are: •Heart of stone •Time is money •The world is a stage •She is a night owl •He is an ogre
Oxymoron : is two contradictory terms used together. Examples are: •Peace force •Kosher ham •Jumbo shrimp •Small crowd •Free market
Simile : is a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." Examples are: •As slippery as an eel •Like peas in a pod •As blind as a bat •Eats like a pig •As wise as an owl
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is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words. Examples are:
•She sells seashells.
•Walter wondered where Winnie was.
•Blue baby bonnets
•Nick needed new notebooks.
•Fred fried frogs.
Irony :is when there is a contrast between what is said and what is meant, or between appearance and reality. Examples are:
•“How nice!” she said, when I told her I had to work all weekend. (Verbal irony)
•A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking tickets. (Situational irony)
Metaphor : compares two unlike things or ideas. Examples are:
•Heart of stone
•Time is money
•The world is a stage
•She is a night owl
•He is an ogre
Oxymoron : is two contradictory terms used together. Examples are:
•Peace force
•Kosher ham
•Jumbo shrimp
•Small crowd
•Free market
Simile : is a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." Examples are:
•As slippery as an eel
•Like peas in a pod
•As blind as a bat
•Eats like a pig
•As wise as an owl
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