semantic devices

By: Allison Andes

Metaphor

Bobby’s home was a palace.

Simile

She was as fast as a lightning bolt.

Personification

The rain danced on the sidewalk.

Hyperbole

As soon as I threw my pizza away, more

than a trillion bees swarmed it.

Puns

When Mr. Graf was alone, he went to

Pig’s Bank and got a loan.

Oxymoron

Billy Bob Jr. was a good devil.

Irony

He was loudly studying.

Alliteration

Billy Bob Bo bought bunches of beans,

bananas, brats, birds and bicycles. Billy

Bob Bo bumped the basket and Billy

Bob Bo bent his baboon and broke his

babinski reflex and had a big boo- boo.

Sources

http://outdoor-

lightszone.com/2011/05/12/lightning-

bolt/

http://www.saint-

petersburg.com/pushkin/catherine-

palace.asp

http://nursingcrib.com/nursing-notes-

reviewer/maternal-child-health/newborn-

reflexes/

Sources

http://jordanpicture.blogspot.com/2010/1

2/worlds-most-expensive-house.html

http://putneybicycleclub.blogspot.com/20

09_04_05_archive.html

http://www.foodsubs.com/Beans.html

http://www.dan-

dare.org/freefun/games/cartoonsmoviest

v/monstersincforthebirdswallpaper1024.

htm

Sources

http://dir.coolclips.com/Food/Fruits/Bana

nas/Cartoon_banana_food0433.html

http://www.passerospizza.com/

http://www.greatsunflower.org/honey-

bees

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/1

0/google-gives-a-thumbs-up-to-

reputation-management.html

Sources

http://revjph.blogspot.com/2011/05/loud-

friday_20.html