CLASSIFICATION OF

FIGURES OF SPEECH
WHICH IS WHICH?
Prepared by: VIRGO CLEMENTE LOPEZ, MAEd, RN, LPT
CBRC REVIEW Facilitator
Identify each example as to
what type of FIGURE of
SPEECH does it belong to…
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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Curse, bless, me now with
your fierce tears I pray.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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Curse, bless, me now with
your fierce tears I pray.
Curse, bless, me now with
your fierce tears I pray.
OXYMORON- bringing together two opposites or
contradictory ideas
 A time to be born,
and a time to pluck
up.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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 A time to be born,
and a time to pluck
up.
 A time to be born,
and a time to pluck
up.
ANAPHORA- repetition of a word or words at the
beginning of two or more successive clauses.
Roll on thou deep
and dark blue
Ocean-roll.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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Roll on thou deep
and dark blue
Ocean-roll.
 Roll on thou deep
and dark blue
Ocean-roll.
APOSTROPHE- addressing someone or
something that is not present
I arise from dreams
of thee.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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I arise from dreams
of thee.
 I arise from dreams
of thee.
ASSONANCE- the repetition of vowel sounds
The splendor falls on
castle walls.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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The splendor falls on
castle walls.
The splendor falls on
castle walls.
ALLITERATION- the repetition of consonant
sounds
The Bard of Avon-
Shakespeare
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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The Bard of Avon-
Shakespeare
 The Bard of Avon-
Shakespeare
ANTONOMASIA- a word or phrase is
substituted for a person’s proper name
With eyes as bright
as the dipper
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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With eyes as bright
as the dipper
 With eyes as bright
as the dipper
SIMILE- a comparison introduced by “like” or
“as”
Hired hands
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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Hired hands
 Hired hands
SYNECDOCHE- a part of something is used to
represent the whole, or the whole is used to represent
a part
 The path of the
glory leads to the
grave
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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 The path of the
glory leads to the
grave
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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 The path of the
glory leads to the
grave
 The path of the
glory leads to the
grave
METONYMY- the name of one thing is used for another
thing with which it is closely associated
It’s raining cats
and dogs.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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It’s raining cats
and dogs.
It’s raining cats
and dogs.
HYPERBOLE- an exaggeration for
emphasis
The fog comes on little
cat feet. It sits looking
over harbor and city.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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The fog comes on little
cat feet. It sits looking
over harbor and city.
The fog comes on little
cat feet. It sits looking
over harbor and city.
PERSONIFICATION- attribution of human qualities,
actions, or feelings to things or concept.
The road was a
ribbon of
moonlight.
 SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYERBOLE
SYNECDOCHE ANTONOMASIA ASSONANCE ALLITERATION
METONYMY OXYMORON APOSTROPHE ANAPHORA

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The road was a
ribbon of
moonlight.
 The road was a
ribbon of
moonlight.
METAPHOR- suggests comparison without the
use of “like” or “as”