SIMILE

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
used to make a description mores emphatic or vivid, This figure of speech uses as or like(e.g., as
brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
[6:24 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: EXAMPLES:
As cute as a kitten
As happy as a clam
As light as a feather
METAPHOR:

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not
literally applicable.
The snow is a white blanket.
The hospital was a refrigerator.
The classroom was a zoo.
America is a melting pot.
Those were example for metaphor
ALLITERATION:
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected
words.
Example:
She sells seashells by the sea-shore.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
SYNTHETIC:
having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience
[6:30 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Idk any examples for that because I'm not even sure that's
right[6:30 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: So just check it yourself
Ishaan: PERSONIFICATION
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
[6:34 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Examples:
Lightning danced across the sky.
The wind howled in the night.
The car complained as the key was turned.
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
[6:35 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
[6:35 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Examples:
I've told you to clean your room a million times!
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.
She's so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.
[6:36 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Symbol
a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process,
e.g., the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
[6:37 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite,
typically for humorous or emphatic effect
[6:37 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Examples:
A fire station burns down. ...
A marriage counselor files for divorce. ...
The police station gets robbed. ...
A post on Facebook complaining how useless Facebook is. ...
[6:38 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Anthesis
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
[6:38 PM, 8/20/2018] Ishaan: Examples
Man proposes, God disposes." - Source unknown.
"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." ...
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." ...