This post
was inspired by a quiz show. I realised
that all that I ever knew about figures of speech was sadly rusty. So today I'm taking a couple of the most
common figures of speech – Similes
and Metaphors – and giving you some
examples.
So as you
will know, both of these figures of speech are a way of comparing something or
someone to something else – similes are more direct – they say 'like' or 'as'
whereas metaphors just straight out call the person something else.
Some of the
most delightful metaphors are mixed ones – like
He's got
his marbles crossed
Let's get
all our ducks on the same page
Don't bite
the hand that rocks the cradle
Next month, I'll post about Hyperbole and Litotes –
bet you can't wait!
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