FIGURES OF SPEECH
FIGURES OF
SPEECH
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FIGURES OF SPEECH
A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. ways 05/04/2010
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FIGURES OF SPEECH y y
A figure of speech is a use of a word that h diverges d f from its normall meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning n t based not b s d on n the th literal lit l meaning m nin of f the th words in it such as a metaphor, simile, or personification. personification Figures of speech often provide emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. clarity
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FIGURES OF SPEECH
1.
Simile:
A stated comparison between two different d fferent th things ngs that have certa certain n qualities in common.
a. "My
My face looks like a wedding wedding-cake cake left out in the rain.“
- (W.H. Auden)
b. Her words were as dull as a dirt.
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2.
Metaphor: p An implied comparison between two unlike unl ke th things ngs that actually have something important in common.
a. I fall upon the thorns of life.
- P B Shelley
b. The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one.
- Edward Fitzgerald
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FIGURES OF SPEECH
3.
Personification:
A figure of speech in which an nan mate object or abstract abstraction on iss inanimate endowed with human qualities or a t s. abilities. a. My car was happy to be washed. b Fate frowned on his endeavors.
b.
endeavors
c. The haughty lion surveyed his realm.
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4.
Hyperbole: yp An extravagant statement or the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect, but not to be ta taken n literally. t ra y.
a. I a I'd d give my right arm for a cup of tea. tea b. My backpack weighs a ton!
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FIGURES OF SPEECH
5.
Irony:
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A
SPEECH
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AcademicWritingSkills
FIGURES OF SPEECH
A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. ways 05/04/2010
AcademicWritingSkills
FIGURES OF SPEECH y y
A figure of speech is a use of a word that h diverges d f from its normall meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning n t based not b s d on n the th literal lit l meaning m nin of f the th words in it such as a metaphor, simile, or personification. personification Figures of speech often provide emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. clarity
05/04/2010
AcademicWritingSkills
FIGURES OF SPEECH
1.
Simile:
A stated comparison between two different d fferent th things ngs that have certa certain n qualities in common.
a. "My
My face looks like a wedding wedding-cake cake left out in the rain.“
- (W.H. Auden)
b. Her words were as dull as a dirt.
05/04/2010
AcademicWritingSkills
FIGURES OF SPEECH
2.
Metaphor: p An implied comparison between two unlike unl ke th things ngs that actually have something important in common.
a. I fall upon the thorns of life.
- P B Shelley
b. The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one.
- Edward Fitzgerald
05/04/2010
AcademicWritingSkills
FIGURES OF SPEECH
3.
Personification:
A figure of speech in which an nan mate object or abstract abstraction on iss inanimate endowed with human qualities or a t s. abilities. a. My car was happy to be washed. b Fate frowned on his endeavors.
b.
endeavors
c. The haughty lion surveyed his realm.
05/04/2010
AcademicWritingSkills
FIGURES OF SPEECH
4.
Hyperbole: yp An extravagant statement or the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect, but not to be ta taken n literally. t ra y.
a. I a I'd d give my right arm for a cup of tea. tea b. My backpack weighs a ton!
05/04/2010
AcademicWritingSkills
FIGURES OF SPEECH
5.
Irony:
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A