““Shampoo”Shampoo”““Shampoo”Shampoo”

Simile• Comparison using like or as

– AS cold as ice– She ran like the wind

Hyperbole• Hyperbole is a figure of speech

which is an exaggeration. – "I nearly died laughing" – "I was hopping mad“– "I tried a thousand times“

Alliteration• the repetition of initial sounds in

neighboring words.– sweet smell of success– a dime a dozen– bigger and better– jump for joy

Metaphor• Comparison of two things, saying

one thing is another– Does not use like or as!

• Time is a thief • Life is a struggle • The foot of the mountain

Personification• giving human traits (qualities,

feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).– The window winked at me.– Wind whispers like a tree in the

breeze.

Oxymoron• a figure of speech that combines

two normally contradictory terms – A fine mess– Blurry vision– Ill fortune

Onomatopoeia• a grouping of words that imitates

the sound it is describing– "click" – "clang" – "buzz,"

idiom• An idiom is a phrase where the

words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words,

• Strapped for cash• Stand the test of time

Couplets• Couplets are any two lines working

as a unit, whether they comprise a single stanza or are part of a larger stanza. Most couplets rhyme (aa), but they do not have to.

"If cars go zoom,exhaust smoke will plume!“

"If the phone rings,hope then still clings."