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It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog
The Beatles pronounced: SIM-i-lee
A simile is a figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.
We often use the words as...as
and like with similes.
Common patterns for similes, with example sentences, are:
 something [is*] AS adjective AS something
His skin was as cold as ice .
It felt as hard as rock .
She looked as gentle as a lamb .
 something [is*] LIKE something
My love is like a red, red rose .
These cookies taste like garbage .
He had a temper (that was) like a volcano .
 something [does**] LIKE something
He eats like a pig .
He smokes like a chimney .
They fought like cats and dogs .
* stative verb: be, feel, smell, taste etc
** action verb
Here are some more examples of well known similes:
[is] AS adjective AS something meaning as blind as a bat completely blind as cold as ice as flat as a pancake as gentle as a lamb as light as a feather very cold completely flat very gentle very light as old as the hills as sharp as a knife as strong as a bull as white as snow as wise as an owl
Longer list of AS...AS similes very old very sharp very strong pure white very wise
[is] LIKE something like a rose like a volcano possible meaning (depending on context) beautiful explosive

like garbage like an animal like spaghetti like dewdrops like golddust like a tip like a dream like stars
[does] LIKE something to drink like a fish to eat like a bird to eat like a horse to eat like a pig to fight like cats and dogs to sing like an angel to sleep like a log to smoke like a chimney to soar like an eagle to work like a dog disgusting inhuman entangled sweet and pure precious very untidy (tip = garbage dump) wonderful, incredible bright and beautiful meaning to drink a lot to eat very little to eat a lot to eat impolitely to fight fiercely to sing beautifully to sleep well and soundly to smoke heavily, all the time to fly high and free to work very hard
Note that with the AS...AS pattern, the first AS is sometimes suppressed, for example:
 His skin was cold as ice.
The above patterns of simile are the most common, but there are others made with adverbs or words such as than and as if , for example:
 He ran as fast as the wind .
 He is larger than life .
 They ran as if for their lives .
Similes can include other figures of speech. For example, "He ran like greased lightning" is a simile that includes hyperbole (greased lightning).
Similes often make use of irony or sarcasm. In such cases they may even mean the opposite of the adjective used. Look at these examples:
 His explanation was as clear as mud . (not clear at all since mud is opaque)
 The film was about as interesting as watching a copy of Windows download . (long and boring)
 Watching the show was like watching paint dry . (very boring)
Similes are often found (and they sometimes originate) in poetry and other literature. Here are a few examples:
 A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle - Irina Dunn
 Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh - Wilfred Owen
 Death has many times invited me: it was like the salt invisible in the waves - Pablo Neruda
 Guiltless forever, like a tree - Robert Browning
 Happy as pigs in mud - David Eddings
 How like the winter hath my absence been - William Shakespeare
 As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

 Jubilant as a flag unfurled - Dorothy Parker
 So are you to my thoughts as food to life - William Shakespeare
 Yellow butterflies flickered along the shade like flecks of sun - William Faulkner
Popular songs, too, make use of simile:
 A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle - U2
 Cheaper than a hot dog with no mustard - Beastie Boys
 I must do what's right, as sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti - Toto
 It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog - The Beatles
 Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
 Like a bat outta [out of] hell - Meat Loaf
 My heart is like an open highway - Jon Bon Jovi
 These are the seasons of emotion and like the winds they rise and fall - Led Zeppelin
 Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
 You are as subtle as a brick to the small of my back - Taking Back Sunday
Caution: Many similes are clichés (phrases that are overused and betray a lack of original thought). You should use well know similes with care, but it is certainly useful to know them so that you can understand language that contains them. http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-metaphor.htm
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players
They have their exits and their entrances
William Shakespeare pronounced: MET-uh-for
A metaphor is a figure of speech that says that one thing is another different thing. This allows us to use fewer words and forces the reader or listener to find the similarities.
The word metaphor comes from the Greek word metapherin (meaning "transfer").
The simplest form of metaphor is: "The [first thing] is a [second thing]."
Look at this example:
 Her home was a prison .
In the above sentence, we understand immediately that her home had some of the characteristics of a prison. Mainly, we imagine, she could not leave her home. She was trapped inside. Why it was a prison we do not know, but that would be clear from the context--perhaps her husband forced her to stay at home, perhaps she was afraid of the outside. We don't know, but the rest of the story would tell us. What is important here is that in five simple words we understand a lot about her environment, how she felt and how she behaved. In this sentence, "prison" is a metaphor.
Look at another example:
 George is a sheep .

What is one characteristic of sheep? They follow each other. So we can imagine that George is a follower, not a leader. In this sentence "sheep" is a metaphor.
Metaphors are very common in everyday language. But poets also like to use metaphors. In the following famous verse (from The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes), can you spot three metaphors in the first three lines?
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding--
Riding--riding--
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
Look at these examples of metaphors with sample sentences and meanings:
Metaphor example
I'm not an angel , but I wouldn't behave like that.
John is a real pig when he eats.
My father is a rock .
How could she marry a snake like that!
The policeman let him off with a yellow card .
Metaphorical sense exemplary person
America is a melting pot . place where different peoples, styles and cultures are mixed together greedy person very strong or reliable person traitor warning
Original sense a spiritual being believed to be a messenger of God a container in which metals or other materials are melted and mixed a four-legged animal kept for meat
(pork) a hard, mineral material made of stone a long, limbless reptile (eg: cobra, python, viper)
(in soccer) a yellow card that the referee shows to players when cautioning them
All the above metaphors (the simplest form) are nouns. But there are other ways of making metaphors, for example with verbs or adjectives. Here are some examples:
Metaphor example
The committee shot her ideas down one by one.
The private detective dug up enough evidence to convince the police to act.
He broke into her conversation.
The new movie was very popular. People flocked to see it.
Original sense of the word (example)
Anti-aircraft guns shoot down planes.
Dogs like to bury bones and dig them up later.
Burglars break into buildings.
Birds flock together before they migrate.
His head was spinning
Reading that book
with ideas. kindled my interest in politics.
Some computer hard drives spin at over 10,000 revolutions per minute.
You need to start with twigs and small branches when you kindle a camp fire.
Tim lost his job after a heated argument with his boss.
The new car's company. sexy design increased sales for the
We have a heated swimming pool.
Some women think that lipstick makes them look sexy.
He was dressed rather vulgarly in a loud checked suit.
I can't hear you because the radio is too loud.
It wasn't long before their relationship turned sour . Sour food has an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.

Difference Between Metaphor and Simile
Both similes and metaphors link one thing to another. A simile usually uses "as" or "like". A metaphor is a condensed simile, a shortcut to meaning, which omits "as" or "like." A metaphor creates a relationship directly and leaves more to the imagination. With simile A is like B. With metaphor A is B. simile metaphor
Your eyes are like the sun. You are my sunshine.
He eats like a pig.
He lives like a pig.
He is a pig.
Dead Metaphors
In the phrase "to grasp the concept" the physical action "to grasp" is used as a metaphor for "to understand"
(which is non-physical). But this phrase has been used so often that most English speakers do not have an image of the physical action in their mind. This metaphor has died; it is a "dead metaphor".
Mixed Metaphors
The awkward use of two or more different metaphors at the same time is normally best avoided. It creates conflicting images in the reader or listener's mind, reduces each metaphor's impact, and generally causes confusion. Look at this example:
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Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred,
Then another thousand, then a second hundred,
Then still another thousand, then a hundred
Catullus pronounced: hy-PER-buh-lee
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. As a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is frequently used for humour. Examples of hyperbole are:
 They ran like greased lightning .
 He's got tons of money .
 Her brain is the size of a pea .
 He is older than the hills .
 I will die if she asks me to dance.
 She is as big as an elephant !
 I'm so hungry I could eat a horse .
 I have told you a million times not to lie!
The media and the advertising industry often use hyperbole (which may then be described as hype or media hype).

pronounced: ox-ee-MOR-on plural: oxymora, oxymorons
So fair and foul a day I have not seen!
William Shakespeare
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that deliberately uses two contradictory ideas. This contradiction creates a paradoxical image in the reader or listener's mind that generates a new concept or meaning for the whole. Some typical oxymorons are:

 a living death sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

 a deafening silence
bitter-sweet
 The Sounds of Silence (song title)
 make haste slowly
 he was conspicuous by his absence
In the standard meaning of oxymoron the contradiction is deliberate. However, in popular usage oxymoron is sometimes used to mean "contradiction in terms", where the contradiction is unintentional. Such expressions, unlike real oxymorons, are commonly used without any sense of paradox in everyday language, for example:
 anecdotal evidence
 friendly fire
 pretty ugly
A common attempt at humour is to describe a certain phrase as an oxymoron, implying that the two parts of the phrase are mutually exclusive and that consequently the phrase as a whole must be nonsensical:
 airline food
 American culture
 eco-tourism
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Personification can be described as a figure of speech in which an inanimate object is personified, by attributing human traits and qualities to it. In other words, whenever emotions, desires, sensations, physical gestures and speech are stated in context of non-living things, personification is said to have taken place.
Through the technique, we describe lifeless things as human. The concept of personification is commonly

used in poetry, where things are often described as having feelings. It is also widely used in fiction and children’s literature, though fiction is not likely to stay focused on the personified object for long.
Personification is believed to be one of the most potent tools of literature. The technique makes it possible to describe something, which may be inexplicable otherwise. As such, the effectiveness of personification has been long recognized. It makes it easier to imagine a particular thing or object by creating its picture in the mind. It enables the reader to relate to the subject and imagine how a lifeless thing would have behaved, had it been human and able to emote. However, using the right description at the right time is the key to meaningfully personify anything. Below given are some examples of personification, which will help you to understand the concept in depth.
Examples of Personification
 Fear knocked on the door. Faith answered. There was no one there. - Proverb
 And like the flowers beside them chill and shiver, Will like the flowers beside them soon be gone -
Robert Frost
 Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing, through all her works, gave signs of woe.
- John Milton
 Snow speaks to the people, its falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air - Jake
 Velvet remembers how it wrapped around me. Keeping me warm on a snowy day. Velvet remembers how it laid softly on my bed. Velvet tells me not to forget it. - Rachael
 The operation is over. On the table, the knife lies spent, on its side, the bloody meal smear-dried upon its flanks. The knife rests. - Richard Selzer, "The Knife"
 Only the champion daisy trees were serene. After all, they were part of a rain forest already two thousand years old and scheduled for eternity, so they ignored the men and continued to rock the diamondbacks that slept in their arms. It took the river to persuade them that indeed the world was altered. - Toni Morrison, “Tar Baby”
 The road isn't built that can make it breathe hard! - slogan for Chevrolet automobiles
 Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie. - slogan for Oreo cookies
 The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him
Gamblor, and it's time to snatch your mother from his neon claws! - Homer Simpson, “The
Simpsons”
 Stars bring me up with you, bring me to the place you sleep. How do you do it? Bring me to your home. Bring your thoughts to me. Share them with me. - Alex
 Hey Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the moon; the little dog laughed to see such sport. And the dish ran away with the spoon. - Mother Goose
 My computer hates me.
 The camera loves me.
 Art is a jealous mistress.
 Wind yells while blowing.
 Opportunity knocked on the door.
 The sun greeted me this morning.
 Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city.
 Time never waits for anyone.
 Trees were dancing with the wind.
 The radio stopped singing and continued to stare at me.
 The picture in that magazine shouted for attention.
 Plants were suffering from the intense heat.
 The flowers were crying for my attention.
 Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.
 The car winked at me.
 The lightning lashed out with anger.
 The moon seemed to smile at me from the sky.
 The sky was full of dancing stars.
 The flowers begged for water.
 The wind screamed as it raced around the house.

 The house was lazy and unkempt.
 The bit chewed into the horse’s mouth.
 Lightning danced across the sky.
 Trees bowed to the ground.
 The carved pumpkin smiled at me.
 The vines wove their fingers together to form a braid.
 The wind whispered softly in the night.
 The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
 The stars winked at me.
 The radio sprang to life at the touch of a button.
 The bed groaned.
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"He leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth. He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance. The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the
Caribbean Sea closed over his head." This picturesque illustration from Richard Connell’s ‘The Most
Dangerous Game’ is nothing short of a visual treat for the senses. This is the power of imagery, the ability of the senses to perceive the literal world as real. Imagery has always featured as the most favorite tool of writers and poets who used elaborate descriptions and evocative language to churn up a sensory ride.
Imagery can be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory or tactile, which means a power packed punch for the human senses. Here is a list of impressive imageries for you. Just surf through these examples and storm up a mental rage.
Examples Of Imagery
In Prose
 The taste of that first defeat was bitter indeed.
 He fumed and charged like an angry bull.
 The eerie silence was shattered by her scream.
 The crimson liquid spilled from the neck of the white dove, staining and matting its pure, white feathers.
 He could hear his world crashing down when he heard the news about her.
 He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm.
 After that first sale, his cash register never stopped ringing.
 The sky looked like the untouched canvas of an artist.
 The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from within us.
 The spongy soufflé was a pleasure to squeeze.
 She was like a melody in flesh and blood.
 Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk.
 He could never escape from the iron grip of desire.
 The word spread like leaves in a storm.
 The lake was left shivering by the touch of morning wind.
 They fought like cats and dogs.
 He lost his voice in the cacophony of conformity.
 Though I was on the sheer face of a mountain, the feeling of swinging through the air was euphoric, almost like flying without wings.
 Her face blossomed when she caught a glance of him.
 He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing.

 The ants began their daily marching drill.
 She was like a breath of fresh air infusing life back into him.
In Poetry
The winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of withered leaves about your feet
And newspapers from vacant lots;
The showers beat
On broken blinds and chimney-pots,
And at the corner of the street
A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps.
And then the lighting of the lamps.
- T.S Eliot (Prelude)
Sigmund Freud gave a profound perspective on analogy by saying "Analogies prove nothing that is true, but they can make one feel more at home.” In simple terms, analogy is used to highlight a point of similarity by comparing two things that are similar to each other in some sense. Dwelling on the potential of analogy, Freud said that an analogy won't settle an argument, but a good one may surely help to clarify the issues. Analogies can be used to add clarity and detail to your writing. This article comes up with some easy examples of analogy, which will help you to understand it in a better way. Follow the article to find some analogy sentences.
Analogy Sentence Examples
 Glove is to hand as paint is to wall
 Citizens are to president as solar system is to galaxy
 Horses are to past societies as computers are to future societies
 Glove is to hand as monitor is to computer
 Surfs are to a king as earth is to the sun
 Furs were to north American aboriginals as credit is to a shopper
 Go is to green as red is to stop
 Wheel is to bike as Tire is to car
 Apple is to tree as flower is to plant.
 Toe is to foot as finger is to hand.
 Day is to minute as month is to hour
 Seed is to tree as egg is to bird
 Plane is to Hanger as car is to garage
 Author is to story as poet is to poetry
 Creek is to river as hill is to mountain
 Stem is to flower as trunk is to tree.
 Rose is to vase as water is to pitcher
 Pen is to author as brush is to artist
 Cat is to mouse as spider is to fly

 Fish is to gills as human is to lungs
 Snake is to reptile as lion is to mammal
 Jog is to run as hop is to jump
 Happy is to sad as hot is to cold
 Heat is to furnace as cool is to air conditioner
 Lion is to cage as book is to bookcase
 Knife is to cut as pen is to write
 Pencil is to write as crayon is to color
 Music is to listen as TV is to watch
 Purple is to grapes as red is to cherries
 Small is to petite as large is to giant
 Panel is to door as pane is to window.
 Baby is to adult as puppy is to dog
 Kitchen is to cooking as bedroom is to sleeping
 Word is to sentence as page is to book
 Three is to triangle as four is to square
 Cow is to barn as elephant is to zoo
 Pig is to pork as cow is to beef.
William Butler Yeats, the famous Irish Poet of the twentieth century, noted for his elusive imagery and symbolic structures once said, “A symbol is indeed the only possible expression of some invisible essence, a transparent lamp about a spiritual flame…” Symbolism is an art, a creative way of conveying allegorical meaning using symbols and pictorial conventions. In simple terms, symbols are literal pictograms or graphic ideographs used to whip up obscured meanings that lie beyond the obvious. Symbolism exists to adorn and beautify and is often defined as the concrete representation of the abstract. A symbol can represent anything, right from ideas to doctrines, to different feelings. For instance, the olive branch represents peace, while the crucifix can be read as a symbol of Christ. If the prospect of symbology excites you and you wish to probe further into the interesting domain of symbols, then checking out this following article on examples of symbolism will leave you more informed.
Examples Of Symbolism
Angels
One undeniable aspect of all Christian, Muslim and Jewish myth and theology are angels. Angels have found a unique representation in realms of literature. Often exposed to various interpretations, an angel is generally depicted as divine messenger of God, but has also found a unique representation in Milton’s
‘Paradise Lost’ as the fallible Satan and his fallen angels.
Doves
The dove, deemed as the universal representation of peace, has played an important role in literature.
Mythologically referred to as an embodiment of the divine, the symbol of the dove also refers to ‘Noah’s
Ark’, ‘The Holy Spirit’, Christian weddings and more. Other symbols of peace are olive branches, the rainbow, the globe, and the Egyptian ankh.
Dragons
This mythical fire-breathing monster often associated with hostile evil forces and a representation of Satan, have been widely acknowledged as a destroying force in mythology and art.

Lions
The lion, the king of beasts, has been used to represent dominion, bravery, ferocity, power and the sun. The lion has widely featured as a mythical symbol in occult science and has been a revered symbol of both the
Christians and the pagans.
Phoenixes
The phoenix, a mythical firebird, with its legendary status of being able to rise from its own ashes, has been widely accepted as the symbol of resurrection, immortality and mystical rebirth. Often linked with sun gods and fire, the phoenix has even found appreciation by Voltaire and Homer in literature!
Serpents Or Snakes
The serpent or snake is probably one of the oldest and most overused symbols with both positive and negative connotation. While snake has found a positive reference in most pagan literature and has been used to symbolize rain and fertility, life force and vitality, it has often been treated as an embodiment of satan, evil, temptation, destruction, vengeance and sin in Christian and Jewish literature.
Some Other Examples
 Symbols referring to damnation: Fire, flames, hot temperatures and heat
 Symbols referring to death or endings: Gravestones, cemeteries, grim reaper, day of the dead, skulls, candle blowing out, coffins, ringing of the bell, cross bones
 Symbols referring to reincarnation: Phoenix rising from flames, crosses, rainbows, passing storms, dawn, sunrise, broken chains
 Symbols referring to love: Apple, cupid, harp, heart, shell, triangle, maple leaf
 Symbols referring to salvation: Crosses, angels, haloes, clouds, churches
 Symbols referring to knowledge: A book, a candle
‘A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion’, ‘Without geometry, life is pointless’, and ‘Old students never die, they just get degraded’ are just a few phrases that can best describe a pun. But, what is a pun?
And how we recognize it when we come across one? Take this example - ‘A pun is its own reword’. Guess, this perfectly suffices the definition of a pun. A pun, or paronomasia, is literally the rewording or rephrasing of words that exhibit numerous humorous meanings. A kind of word play, puns add beauty and ambiguity to a speech as they are fun to hear. As such, they are considered to be one of the best and wonderful aspects of creative writing or academic writing. Check out these. ‘The optometrist made a spectacle of himself’ and ‘Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana’. Read on further to know some funny, cute and famous examples of puns. Read, enjoy and have a great laugh over them.
Examples Of Pun
Funny Puns
 Where do you find giant snails? On the ends of giants’ fingers.
 Have you ever heard of an honest cheetah?
 Don't justify sin, just defy sin.
 A skunk fell in the river and stank to the bottom.
 A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
 When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
 A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter.
 The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.

 A horse is a very stable animal.
 The duck said to the bartender, ‘put it on my bill’.
 I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.
 The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
 Don't join dangerous cults. Practice safe sects!
 A pessimist's blood type is always B-negative.
 When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.
Cute Puns
 Old seers never die, they just lose their vision.
 She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still.
 A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
 I used to be twins. My mother has a picture of me when I was two.
 The Energizer bunny was arrested and charged with battery.
 Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.
 Old owls never die, they just don't give a hoot.
 What did the coach say to his losing team of snakes? You can't venom all.
 No matter how much you push the envelop, it will still be stationery.
 The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
 The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
 A toothless termite walked into a tavern and said, "Is the bar tender here?"
 I used to be a ballet dancer, but found it too-too difficult.
 Are you going the wrong weigh?
 Which president was least guilty? Lincoln. He is in a cent.
Famous Puns
 When it rains, it pours.
 To pun is to treat homonyms as synonyms.
 The road to success is always under construction.
 Everyday is a gift, that's why they call it the present.
 Good judgment comes from experience, and experience ... well, that comes from poor judgment.
 I believe we should all pay our tax bill with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash.
 Please be quiet. We need to hear a pin drop.
 That that is, is, that that is not, is not.
 I used to be a tennis instructor, but it just wasn't my racket.
 I used to be a doctor, but then I lost patients.
 You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass.
 Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.
 An elephant's opinion carries a lot of weight.
 I used to be a transplant surgeon, but my heart just wasn't in it.
 With her marriage she got a new name and a dress.
To make a baked dish taste better, we add pepper or oregano or a dash of olive oil. To make a social gathering livelier, we blast the stereo to a rhythmic and groovy song or double the stock of alcohol. To improve our child’s school grades, we hire a tutor or find creative ways to make them understand the basics of geometry or chemistry more effectively. Similarly, to spice up English literature, prose writers, authors

and poets employ significant literary techniques and figure of speeches to their masterpieces. Some use imagery, others binge on metaphors and the literary geniuses occasionally take advantage of allegory. The term allegory has been derived from the Greek word “allos” which means “to speak”. It is the rhetoric and art of signifying meanings in non-literal ways. Allegories places more emphasis on the underlying message behind a story rather than the narrative details. Examples of allegory typically fall under the categories of abstract themes or political and historical allegories. Dig into this article for appropriate allegory examples and get the hang of this popularly used figure of speech.
Examples Of Allegories
 Does Plato's allegory of the cave ring a bell? One of the most well know citations of allegory, humans are herein depicted to be imprisoned in cave; their bodies are chained and they can only see the shadows of living things. They are thus tricked into believing that these shadows are the real deal and perceive them to be the right sight. Plato hence plays with the notion that if these people had to be freed loose, they could perceived “true” reality and encounter the divine light of the sun. What Plato is actually trying to imply is that what if these people suddenly embrace philosophy and become enlightened by it?
 The Holy Bible , especially the Old Testament and The Book of Revelation in the New Testament ooze out examples with intriguing allegory. 'The Prodigal Son' narrated by Jesus Christ speaks about the younger of two sons grabbing his share of his father’s estate and flees the city to have a ball! He eventually blows up all his money and arrives at the brink of starvation and rushes to his father for forgiveness. His father was moved by compassion and ordered for a goat to be slaughtered for his son had returned! Hence, this parable uses the father’s generous joy as an allegory to convey the theological point that God showers us with infinite mercy!
 Animal Farm by George Orwell epitomizes allegory and has used it to its best potential. Orwell demonstrates the psychological foundation of revolution. His characters are essentially pigs masquerading as political figures of the Russian revolution. Old Major the ruler and white boar is an allegory of Karl Marx and Lenin, the founders of communism. Napoleon, the ferocious
Berkshire Boar and the main villain of Animal Farm reminds readers of Stalin’s brutal traits.
Observe the menagerie of diverse characters and notice how the sheep can be compared to the gullible masses. The allegory in this novel blends satire and subtle symbolism to a highly remarkable peak. If you haven’t read it yet, get moving to the closest bookstore and have a splendid laugh!
 Don’t you love Aesop’s Fables? Moreover, the Boy who Cried Wolf? The prankster of a boy learns his lesson as he fooled his neighbours not once but twice that a wolf had threatened to attack him and his flock of sheep. The Concerned neighbourhood stormed out of their respective dwellings to bail the boy out of trouble only to realize they have been bamboozled! Alas! When the wolf in actuality comes to attack, the boy’s cries for help are rendered futile and the people feign deafness. Hence, the allegory insinuates the danger of lies!
 Titian's ‘Allegory of Age Governed by Prudence’, with three human heads symbolising age and the triple-headed beast (dog, lion, wolf) standing for prudence.
 Boetheus’ ‘Consolation’ becomes the inspiration for the allegory used by Dante, Boccaccio, and
Chaucer, and as well inspires the Arthurian myths. Dante, a master of allegory has used extended allegory to symbolize sins. Wherever he has described the levels of Hell or Purgatory, he matches it with a punishment that represents and fits the crimes committed.
 In poetry, Edmund Spenser's ‘The Faerie Queene’ is a classic example of allegory. Written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I, the poem is greatly symbolic where several knights stand for virtues like friendship, truth and justice, all represented allegorically and beautifully. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/alliteration-examples.html
Alliteration is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example, “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-short” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases. In the former, all

the words start with the “s” sound, while in the later, the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters, alliteration is also used in poems, song lyrics, and even store or brand names. The following examples of alliteration should make things a bit more clear.
Identify the alliteration in the following examples to test your skills:
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Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August
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Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
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Carries cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
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Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
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Eric’s eagle eats eggs, enjoying each episode of eating.
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Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food.
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Garry’s giraffe gobbled gooseberry’s greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies.
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Hannah’s home has heat hopefully.
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Isaacs ice cream is interesting and Isaac is imbibing it.
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Jesse’s jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily.
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Kim’s kid’s kept kiting
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Larry’s lizard likes leaping leopards
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Mike’s microphone made much music
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Nick’s nephew needed new notebooks now not never
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Orson’s owl out-performed ostriches
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Peter’s piglet pranced priggishly
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Quincy’s quilters quit quilting quickly
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Ralph’s reindeer rose rapidly and ran round the room
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Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in sand
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Tim’s took tons of tools to make toys for tots.
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Uncle Uris’ united union uses umbrella’s
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Vivien’s very vixen-like and vexing
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Walter walked wearily while wondering where Wally was
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Xavier’s x-rayed his xylophone.
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Yarvis yanked you at yoga, and Yvonne yelled.
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Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping.
In each of these examples, the alliteration occurs in the words that have the same sound. As you can see, not every word must be alliterative. You can use prepositions, such as of and pronouns such as his and still maintain the alliterative effect. Alliteration does not need to be an entire sentence. Any two word phrase can be alliterative. Even some single words can be alliterative, if they have multiple syllables which begin with the same consonant sound.
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