What are some figures of speech in ''The Remarkable Rocket'' by Oscar Wilde?I am writing a Term Paper on this topic, so it would be really good if...

SIMILES: Comparisons that use the word "like" or
"as."

a) "The sledge was shaped like a great golden
swan..."

b) "she was as pale as the Snow Palace in which
she had always lived."

c) "'"She is like a white rose!"
they cried'."

ALLITERATION: the repetition of
initial consonant sounds

a) "It's
quite clear that they love
each other," said the little Page, "as clear as
crystal!" and the King doubled
his salary a second time. "What an honour!" cried all the
courtiers.

(Remember:
when it comes to alliteration, it's sound--not spelling--that
counts.)

b) He was something of a
politician, and had always taken a
prominent part in the local
elections, so he knew the proper
Parliamentary expressions to
use.

(One could also count the word
"expressions," because its accented second syllable begins with the same "p"
sound.)

IRONY: The use of words to convey the
opposite of their literal meaning.

a) When the King plays
the flute "very badly," everyone shouts "Charming,
Charming."

PERSONIFICATION: A figure of speech
in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or
abilities.

a) "The fireworks began to talk to each
other."

ANTITHESIS: The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
in balanced phrases.

a) "Your picture was beautiful," he
murmured, "but you are more beautiful than your picture"

b)
"She was like a white rose before...but she is like a red rose
now"

REPETITION: Wilde also uses many doubled
phrases, particularly in dialogue passages.  Here are some
examples.

a) "White rose, Red rose, Red rose,
White rose"

b) "Charming!
charming!"

c) "Romance is dead, Romance is dead, Romance is
dead"

d) "Ahem! ahem!"