<u>Examples of simile;-</u>
Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
Her cheeks are red like a rose.
He is as funny as a monkey.
<u>Examples of metaphor;-</u>
John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.
The cast on his broken leg was a plaster shackle.
Laughter is the music of the soul.
<u>Definition of Hyperbole;-</u>
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
<u>Definition of onomatopoeia;-</u>
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
