Unscramble Letters Figures of SpeechOnline version Rearrange the letters to form the correct words by Samantha Nebres 1 This figure of speech is mainly used to compare two or more things that possess a similar quality. It uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make the comparison. (E.g. As busy as a bee) E I M S I L 2 This figure of speech is word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (E.g. My mom has a heart of gold.) O E P A M R T H 3 This figure of speech is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human. (E.g. The sun smiled at them) P S R C I I I E A N O N F O T 4 This literary device uses similar phonetic sounds in continuity to make an effect. This device is usually used to decorate the words with a musical, lyrical or emotional effect. (E.g. Peter Piper pick a peck of peppers) O I L A R E N T L I T A 5 This rhetorical device is mainly used to make something look and sound a lot better than it actually is. In other words, it can be said to be a form of exaggeration. (E.g. I've told you a million times) P E B E H O L Y R 6 This figure of speech includes a play of words that have more than one meaning or those that sound alike. (E.g. I told a chemistry joke, and got no reaction) P N U 7 This figure of speech implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another (E.g. He thinks he's an Einstein) O L I A L N U S 8 It is using or creating words that imitate or name a sound. The word actually looks like the sound it makes. The word itself becomes a sort of sound effect. (E.g. BOOM! Came the lighting) N M A E I T A P O O O O 9 This figure of speech refers to those words or a phrase that can be used to convey something unpleasant, sad or considered taboo. (E.g.His great-grandfather "passed away" last week) P M H E S U M I E 10 This is a rhetorical device that uses two opposite or contradictory terms one after the other in order to project an effect. (E.g. Parting is such sweet sorrow) N M Y O X O O R
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