Figures of Speech
A Smore Poster About Figures of Speech
Created by Colin Voorhis
Idiom
With a sinking feeling, he decided to investigate.
Idiom - A figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally.
Personification
The gusts, stronger and stronger, tugged at Michael's clothes, his hair.
Personification - A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things.
Metaphor
His mind was a cyclone, spinning with a million thoughts, backed by a fierce rush of adrenaline.
Metaphor - A figure of speech that compares two unlike things.