Manalili‚ Maper Anne T. III-14 AB/BSE Literature FIGURE OF SPEECH A figure of speech is a mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity or to transfer the poet ’s sense. FIGURES OF SPEECH | EXAMPLE (in Filipino Language/Context) | 1. SIMILE - an explicit comparison that is made between two essentially unlike things‚ usually using ‘like’‚ ‘as’ or ‘than’. | Mala-porselana ang kutis
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Attention to Speech. Taglimonte (2006: p.8) suggests that it is “the style from which every other style must be calibrated”. William Labov devised a sociolinguistic interview designed to produce a range of types of speech. His main interest was to obtain and identify data that represented people’s casual speech‚ rather than speech that was altered due to the presence of an observer. Most of the interview was conversational and produced two types of speech‚ these were identified as careful speech “the interviewee
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Speech Analysis Throughout the course of history‚ there have been copious amounts of famous speeches‚ given by many different people. From political figures to sports players‚ these people have provided deep thoughts and great insights about who they are and the world we live in today. Speeches also play an important and powerful role in both persuading and convincing large groups of people. Adolf Hitler‚ for example‚ somehow managed to persuade much of Germany to follow his beliefs‚ and actually
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Speech is the vocalized form of human communication. It is based upon the syntactic combination of lexical and names that are drawn from very large vocabularies. Each spoken word is created out of the phonetic combination of a limited set of vowel and consonant speech sound units. These vocabularies‚ the syntax which structures them and their set of speech sound units differ‚ creating the existence of many thousands of different types of mutually unintelligible human languages. Most human speakers
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Informative Speech: "The Causes of Homelessness" Subject and Purpose 1. This informative speech on “The Cause of Homelessness “is very Inform able and worth listening to‚ because in today’s economy it could be you or me. Some seem to think homelessness is choice. I find this speech relevant to the world I live in today‚ due to the high unemployment rate‚ declining job market‚ and the economic hardships that families are enduring. This topic is not a broad one‚ but yet can be spoke
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Hate Speech Essay In the first amendment of the United States constitution‚ American citizens are guaranteed the right to free speech. This is a fundamental right of American law‚ and one of the foundations of the U.S. Constitution. It is also the breeding ground for one of the most widely debated issues in America: What‚ if any‚ measures should be put into place to regulate hateful language? Most people will agree under one definition or another that hate speech is a socially deviant activity
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Freedom of Speech Freedom of speech is arguably the most precious gift of democracy. Democracy nurtures freedom of speech of its citizens. Citizens‚ in turn‚ safeguard democracy by voicing their protest against each and every violation of democratic rights of people. Evolution of democracy is nothing but a history of the extension of the right of freedom of speech from the limited group of privileged citizens to the universal right of every citizen granted by democratic regimes of the world. It
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SPEECH PATHOLOGY Many people would like to make a difference‚ not only in their own life‚ but in others’ lives as well. Deepak Chopra once said‚ “Everyone has a purpose in life…a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others‚ we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit‚ which is the ultimate goal of all goals.” All of us‚ at one point in our lives‚ have to make the difficult decision of the goals we want to work towards
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B -> Prepared Remarks of President Obama: Back to School EventThis speech was held at Wakefield High school in Arlington‚ Virginia by Barack Obama the current president of the United States of America‚ is a speech directed at students‚ which already becomes obvious to us in the title as it states a very everyday phrase we see every year around the time of school start. ”Back to School” is a phrase all of us can relate with‚ as it is very often used in advertising. Obama advised the American children
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Acceptance speech: An Acceptance speech provides an expression of gratitude for some form of award which has been given on the basis of merit or excellence. How to Write An Acceptance Speech? Answer An acceptance speech is delivered when a person receives an award or some kind of recognition. Within the acceptance speech‚ you may include some background and history behind your accomplishments. You may choose to thank or acknowledge individuals who have helped you along the way. You may also
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