Figures of Speech

Alliteration
A number of words have the same consonant
sound, occurring close together in a series.

e.g., I rowed a boat in the sinfully silent sea.

1. Please put your ________ away.
2. I had to ________ home.
3. The lazy _________ lie like lumps.
4. Silly Sally swiftly _______ snow.
5. Susan _______ silently.
6. Ambers aunt ate the ______.
7. _____ dog ______ a ditch.
8. Sam had ______ _______.
 Allusion
It refers to another piece of work in literature or
art, a person, event or thing.
 Adonis handsome younger man; Aphrodite loved
him.
Erotic of or having to do with sexual passion or love;
Greek god of love, Eros
Helen symbol of a beautiful woman; from Helen of
Troy.
Narcissism being in love with our own self-image;
named for Narcissus, a handsome young man who
despised love but fell in love with himself instead.
Odyssey a long journey; named for Odysseus, the
character in The Odyssey, by Homer. Odysseus makes
his long journey back from the Trojan War.
Pandoras Box Something that opens the door for
bad occurrences, opened by someone known for
curiosity; named for Pandora who opened a box of
human ills.
Romeo
Achilles heel
Solomon - This refers to the story of King
Solomon, who was given great wisdom by
God.
Casanova a man who is amorous to women;
based on the Italian adventurer.
 Prodigal Son a wasteful son who disappoints
his father.
Scapegoat one that is made an object of
blame for others
Boycott to act together in abstaining from
using a specific item. From Charles C. Boycott
who refused to charge lower rents and his
staff boycotted.