1. Metaphor: A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit comparison between two unlike things that actually have something in common.
- Example: "Life is a journey."
2. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
- Example: "Her skin was as soft as silk."
3. Personification: Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
- Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
4. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words.
- Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
5. Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of the same vowel sound in two or more words.
- Example: "The cat sat on the mat."
6. Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of the same consonant sound in two or more words.
- Example: "The big black bug bit the boy."
7. Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds.
- Example: "The buzz of the bee filled the air."
8. Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to create a strong effect.
- Example: "I was so hungry I ate a whole horse!"
9. Litotes: Litotes is a figure of speech that uses understatement to create a strong effect.
- Example: "He wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea."
10. Oxymoron: An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes two seemingly contradictory terms.
- Example: "deafening silence"