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Figure of Speech Comparison: Audience

The document defines and provides examples of several literary devices: simile, metaphor, personification, and imagery. Simile directly compares two unlike things using like or as. Metaphor states one thing is another thing by direct assertion. Personification gives human qualities to non-human things. Imagery appeals to our senses through visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic, and gustatory descriptions. The document provides 10 examples for each device to illustrate their usage.

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Figure of Speech Comparison: Audience

The document defines and provides examples of several literary devices: simile, metaphor, personification, and imagery. Simile directly compares two unlike things using like or as. Metaphor states one thing is another thing by direct assertion. Personification gives human qualities to non-human things. Imagery appeals to our senses through visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic, and gustatory descriptions. The document provides 10 examples for each device to illustrate their usage.

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Simile- is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two

different things.
10 examples of Simile

1.Our soldiers are as brave as lions.

2.Her cheeks are red like a rose.

3.He is as funny as a monkey.

4.The water well was as dry as a bone.

5.He is as cunning as a fox.

6. The labourer remained busy at work all day long and slept like a log that night.

7.The audience listened to his spellbinding speech as quietly as mice.

8.The young athlete looked as strong as an ox.

9.The student moved as fast as lightning after getting permission from the teacher for
an early release.

10.The history paper was as tricky as a labyrinth.

Metaphor- is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between


two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.

10 examples of Metaphor
1. She is a peacock.
2. My teacher is a dragon.
3. Mary's eyes were fireflies.
4. The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
5. He is a night owl.
6. Maria is a chicken.
7. The wind was a howling wolf.
8. The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.
9.The classroom was a zoo.
10.The alligator's teeth are white daggers.
Personification- is when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a
human can have.
10 examples of Personification
1.Lightning danced across the sky.
2.The wind howled in the night.
3.The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
4.Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
5.My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
6.The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way.
7.The door protested as it opened slowly.
8.My house is a friend who protects me.
9.The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.
10.The approaching car's headlights winked at me.

Imagery- means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in
such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

Visual
1.It was dark and dim in the forest.
2.The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink
and gold.
3.The people traveled long distances to watch the sunset in the north.
4. As you walk through the door, you see a welcoming fire in the fire place.
5. Brilliant light begins to glow

Auditory
1.The children were screaming and shouting in the fields.
2.The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.
3.She found it difficult to fall asleep in the quiet cottage.
4.The blaring sirens and the sounds of midnight ramblers rolling through the streets.
5.The sound of a drum in the distance attracted him.
Olfactory
1.He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.
2.After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.
3.The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful.
4.The sweet smell of jasmine.
5.I smell the rotten egg.
Kinesthetic
1.The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric.
2.The warmth of sun soaking deep into your hands
3.The blind man touched the tree to learn if its skin was smooth or rough.
4.The tree bark was rough against her skin.
5.The wild gusts of cold wind pierced her body.
Gustatory
1.The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet.
2.The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.
3.The first time she did it almost out of curiosity, sure that the bad taste would be the
best cure for the temptation.
4.Those secret tastes, defeated in the past by oranges and rhubarb, broke out into an
irrepressible urge when she began to weep.
5.The cool, refreshing water quenched her thirst as the scorching sun radiated on her.

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