Examples of Oxymoron
 Almost exactly.
 Awfully good.
 Deafening silence.
 Freezer Burn.
 Living dead.
 Loyal opposition.
 Old news.
 Only choice.
Examples of Hyperbole
 They ran like greased lightning.
 He's got tons of money.
 Her brain is the size of a pea.
 He is older than the hills.
 I will die if she asks me to dance.
 She is as big as an elephant!
 I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
 I have told you a million times not to
lie!
Examples of Paradox
 The more you hate a trait in someone
else, the more likely you are avoiding
it in yourself. ...
 People who can't trust, can't be
trusted. ...
 The more you try to impress people,
the less impressed they'll be. ...
 The more you fail, the more likely you
are to succeed.
 "Save money by spending money."
Examples of Synecdoche
 “All hands on deck!” — uses “hands”
to signify the whole sailors.
 “I need a headcount by morning,” —
uses “head” to represent a whole
person.
 “Nice wheels!” — uses “wheels” to
designate a whole car.
 “Are we out of clean silverware?” —
uses silverware to represent the
larger class of eating utensils or
cutlery, even though most of these
aren’t actually made of silver.
 “It’s in the papers” — uses “papers”
to mean a newspaper, even if a
particular article was found online.
Personification examples
 “The sun smiled down on us.”
 'The story jumped off the page.”
 “The light danced on the surface of
the water.”
Examples of Metonymy
 Referring to the President of the
United States or their administration
as “the White House” or “the Oval
Office”
 Referring to the American technology
industry as “Silicon Valley”
 Referring to the American advertising
industry as “Madison Avenue”
 Referring to the American film
industry or celebrity culture as
“Hollywood”
 Referring to the New York Stock
Exchange as “Wall Street”
 Referring to a member of the British
royal family as “the Crown”
Alliteration Tongue Twisters
 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers. ...
 A good cook could cook as many
cookies as a good cook who could
cook cookies.
 I saw a saw that could out saw any
other saw I ever saw.
 A big bug bit the little beetle, but the
little beetle bit the big bug back.
examples of onomatopoeia:
1. The sheep went, “Baa.”
2. The best part about music
class is that you can bang on
the drum.
 3. It is not unusual for a dog
to bark when visitors arrive.
4. Silence your cellphone so that
it does not beep during the
movie.
5. Dad released a belch from the
pit of his stomach.
6. The bridge collapsed creating
a tremendous boom.
7. The large dog said, “Bow-
wow!”
8. Are you afraid of things that
go bump in the night?
9. My brother can burp the
alphabet.
10. Both bees and
buzzers buzz.
Common metaphor examples
 Life is a highway.
 Her eyes were diamonds.
 He is a shining star.
 The snow is a white blanket.
 She is an early bird.
Examples of Similes for Everyday Use
 As slow as a sloth.
 As busy as a bee.
 As innocent as a lamb.
 As proud as a peacock.
 As fast as a cheetah.
 As blind as a bat.
 As bold as brass.
 As cold as ice.