Figures of Speech

(Figures of Speech)

How to Rewrite the following sentences, adding a figure of speech to each sentence to make the ideas more vivid and exciting. In brackets, identify each figure of speech you use. Make sure you use at least once each figure of speech you’ve studied in class _ simile, metaphor, personification, analogy, hyperbole and understatement.

1.    The last of the marathon runners limped toward the finish line.

The last of the marathon runners limped toward the finish line like an old man. (simile)

2.  The breeze gently stirred the wind chimes.

     The breeze gently kissed the wind chimes. ( Personification )

3.       Jibran has shoulder-length hair and a high forehead, and he wears small, red glasses.

     Jibran has shoulder-length hair and a high forehead, and he wears small, red glasses like a star. (hyperbole)

4. The computer classroom was quiet.

     The computer classroom was quiet as an empty hall. (simile)

5. The demolition crew worked slowly but efficiently.

    Like a sea diver the demolition crew worked slowly but efficiently. (simile)

6. Interstate highways often make for tedious driving.

    Interstate highways often make for tiring tedious driving. (personification)

7. Sanam found calculus easy.

    Sanam found calculus easy like throwing stone in water. (understatement)

8. Music is essentially mathematical.

    Music is mathematical. (metaphor)

9. Katrina claims her dog is far more intelligent than her brother is.

    Katrina claims her dog is far more intelligent than her brother is. (overstatement)

10. Emotions are curious things.

      Emotions are curious things like a child wish. (analogy)

Source: Kirszner, G. L. & Mandell, S. R. (2008). The Wadsworth Handbook. (8th ed.). Boston: Thomson Higher Education.

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