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Overview
An introduction to six common figures of speech—metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, and hyperbole—with guidelines for their use and numerous illustrative examples.
Introduces and explains common figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperbole with guidelines for their use and illustrative examples.
Synopsis
An introduction to six common figures of speech -- metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, and hyperbole -- with guidelines for their use and numerous illustrative examples.
Children's Literature
In this second of Mr. Terban's words on words, he expounds on similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and the like.