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Figures of speech examples

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she was as proud as a peacock
simile
it crackled and growled and roared and howled
onomatopoeia
He was conspicuous by his absence.
oxymoron
More haste, less speed
paradox
the troops were swifter than eagles and stronger than lions
hyperbole
we are teachig our toddler how to go potty
euphemism
folks who have no vices have very few virtues
antithesis
she shells seashells by the seashore
alliteration
cheating on tests is no laughing matter
litotes
Hail divinest Melancholy, whose saintly visage is too bright to hit the sense of human sight
Apostrophe
In Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis are buried President Benjamin Harrison, 3 Vice-Presidents, 15 Senators and Governors and John Dillinger
anticlimax
to err is human, to forgive divine
antithesis
my rancher uncle bought 50 heads of cattle last week
synecdoche
when Detroit increased autoproduction recently, Wall Street applauded and the White House took credit
metonymy
Yo could say Babe Ruth was a decent ballplayer
understatement
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