Learning English Grammar

Figure of Speech Examples

~ ALLITERATION EXAMPLES ~

Sentences :

Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August.

Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for billy.

Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.

He hated himself for the heated and harsh words he had said.

Pitching pennies with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a pitter-patter of rain outside the Pitti Palace.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
(repeats the initial letter s)

She shudders in shame when she sees her sister shunning in the sunshine.

~ ALLUSION EXAMPLES ~

"... a sonet even Shakespeare would appreciate. "

~ ANAPHORA EXAMPLES ~

Sentences :

Good food. Good cheer. Good times.

Why would white people be running all the store in our community? Why should white people be running the banks of our community? Why should the economy of our community be in the hands of the white man? Why?

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~ APOSTHROPHE EXAMPLES ~

Sentences :

Ambition, you're a cruel master!

O Western wind, when wilt thou blow.

Oh Mother! How I wish you are here to see my predicament.

~ ASSONANCE EXAMPLES ~

Sentences :

"Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese"

"Hear the lack and harden for the barking of the fox gone to ground.

"Hear the mellow wedding bells"

~ CONSONANCE EXAMPLES ~

Sentences :

"All mammals named Sam are clammy"

"He struck a streak of bad luck"

"To trust those tables that receive three more"

~ HYPERBOLE EXAMPLES ~