Simile

1
a stated comparison between two basically unlike
things that have something in common. Uses
like or as
Simile
Today will soon be Gone, like yesterday is
gone, Like history is gone, The world keeps
spinning on, Youre going, going, gone, Like
summer break is gone Like Saturday is gone Just
try to prove me wrong You pretend like youre
immortal
From Gone by Switchfoot
2
a comparison between two basically unlike things
where the first thing is said to be the second.
Uses is, was, are, were
Metaphor
Im that star up in the sky Im that mountain
peak up high I made it Im the worlds
greatest And Im that little bit of hope When my
backs against the ropes I can feel it, mmm Im
the worlds greatest
From The Worlds Greatest by R. Kelly
3
the attributing of human qualities to nonhuman or
nonliving thingsabstractions, ideas, animals,
objects. Describes the thing the way you would
describe a person
Personification
Hello, Mr. Heartache, Ive been expecting
you Come in and wear your welcome out The way you
always do You never say if youre here to stay Or
only passin through So hello, Mr. Heartache Ive
been expecting you
From Hello, Mr. Heartache by the Dixie Chicks
4
Hyperbole
exaggeration for effect effect may be humorous,
satiric, or sentimental
But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500
more Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles To
fall down at your door
From Im Gonna Be by the Proclaimers
5
Anastrophe
inversion of the usual order of the parts of a
sentence, usually for emphasis or to achieve a
certain rhythm or rhyme
Love, love me do You know I love you Ill always
be true So please, love me do
From Love Me Do by the Beatles
6
Allusion
a brief reference to a person, event, or place,
real or fictitious, or to a work of art
Well I miss Mayberry Sittin on the porch
drinking ice cold CherryCoke Pickin on a six
string Where people pass by and you call them by
their first name Watching the clouds roll by Bye,
bye
From Mayberry by Rascal Flatts
7
Tone
the authors attitude toward his/her subject
matter or audience
(Love stinks) Love stinks, yeah, yeah (Love
stinks) Love stinks, yeah , yeah (Love
stinks) Love stinks, yeah, yeah (Love
stinks) Love stinks, yeah, yeah
From Love Stinks by J. Geils Band
8
Cliche
An overused expression or idea.
Think The Jaws Theme Song
9
Pun
A play on words, sometimes on different senses of
the same word and sometimes on the similar sense
or sound of different words.
I think Im a clone now Theres always two of me
just a-hangin around I think Im a clone
now Cause every chromosome is a hand-me-down.
Weird Al Yankovich I Think Im a Clone Now
10
Oxymoron
A phrase where incongruous or contradictory terms
are combined.
Country Music?