Figures of speech

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/figure-of-speech-examples.html

Extract:

“Using Hyperbole

Hyperbole uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect. Examples are:

• I’ve told you a hundred times
• It cost a billion dollars
• I could do this forever
• She is older than dirt
• Everybody knows that

Using Irony

Irony is when there is a contrast between what is said and what is meant, or between appearance and reality. Examples are:

• “How nice!” she said, when I told her I had to work all weekend. (Verbal irony)
• A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking tickets. (Situational irony)
• The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its first voyage. (Situational irony)
• Naming a Chihuahua Brutus (Verbal irony)
• The audience knows the killer is hiding in a closet in a scary movie but the actors do not. (Dramatic irony)

Using Metaphor

Metaphor compares two unlike things or ideas. Examples are:

• Heart of stone
• Time is money
• The world is a stage
• She is a night owl
• He is an ogre”