F I G U R E S
F I G U R E S
O F S P E E C H
O F S P E E C H
exaggerating
for emphasis or
effect.
EXAMPLE:
Drowning in
paperwork.
S
comparing two
things using
“like” or “as”.
EXAMPLE:
She is like a fairy.
S I M I L E
Use the acronym S.H.A.M.P.O to remember these 6 common figure of speech:Use the acronym S.H.A.M.P.O to remember these 6 common figure of speech:
HAMOP
H Y P E R B O L E
comparing two
things without
using “like” or
“as”.
EXAMPLE:
He was a lion on the
battlefield.
M E T A P H O R
repeating the
same sounds at
the beginning of
adjacent.
EXAMPLE:
Will wanted warm
water.
A L L I T E R A T I O N
a word that
sounds like what
it is describing.
EXAMPLE:
The buzzling bee
flew over my head.
O N O M A T O P O E I A
giving human
qualities to non-
human things.
EXAMPLE:
The opportunity
knocked at his door.
P E R S O N I F I C A T I O N
