From "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Here are 10 common figures of speech and some examples of the same figurative language in use: Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Hyperbole Litotes Idiom Alliteration Allusion Synecdoche 1. Best figurative language examples to use in the real world Additional songs with the word "like" used as a simile in a title include: Like a Prayer, Madonna. They fought like cats and dogs. famous speeches with figurative language. TITANIC is a 3D re-release of James Cameron's 1997 film about the cruise liner that sank in the Atlantic in 1912. Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art, to dust returnest,Was not spoken of the soul.Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,Is our destined end or way;But to act, that each to-morrowFind us farther than to-day.Art is long, and Time is fleeting,And our hearts, though stout and brave,Still, like muffled drums, are beatingFuneral marches to the grave.In the worlds broad field of battle,In the bivouac of Life,Be not like dumb, driven cattle!Be a hero in the strife!Trust no Future, howeer pleasant!Let the dead Past bury its dead!Act,act in the living Present!Heart within, and God oerhead!Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind usFootprints on the sands of time;Footprints, that perhaps another,Sailing oer lifes solemn main,A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,Seeing, shall take heart again.Let us, then, be up and doing,With a heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing,Learn to labor and to wait. Students will have a chance to experience hearing four great speakers: John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Winston Churchill. A few famous metaphor examples are as follows: "All the world's a stage" - William Shakespeare "Conscience is a man's compass" - Vincent Van Gogh "You ain't nothing but a hound dog, been snoopin' round my door, you can wag your tail, but I ain't gonna' feed you no more" - Elvis Presley, "Hound Dog" Song. There is one use of strong language in English and an unsubtitled use of the Italian equivalent. Fireflies do not dance, but these lyrics paint some incredible imagery in the minds of listeners. Surely, you've experienced that overwhelming positivity and happiness that you just feel like you're floating in the air. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. many speeches and letters in favor of the Civil Rights movement in America, the most famous of them being his legendary "I . Metaphors of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech