3. Construct a sentence using different kinds of figures of speech. 4. Recall the 5 commonly used figures of speech through quiz. II. Subject Matter and Materials A. Topic: Figures of Speech (Metaphor‚ Simile‚ Personification‚ Hyperbole & Irony) B. Year Level: 3rd Year High school C. Reference: Literature of the Philippines. Rex Bookstore‚ Inc. Ferdilyn C. Larcia and Lydia L. Libunao‚ Ed D et al. (2003). Essential English. Loyola Student Center and Publisher. (2000)
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Christianity; the world’s largest religion. First I will begin with Hinduism. Hinduism originated in 1500 BC and has a population of about one million adherents. Siddhartha Gautama‚ the Historical Buddha‚ was originally raised with Hindu traditions. One day Siddhartha went out in the world and realized that he had been living all wrong. Siddhartha then broke free from his religion and decided to find the right path on his own. This was
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Multiple Choice Directions: Read the following (3) three selections‚ choose the correct answer. 1. What figure of speech is bores me to tears? a. hyperbole c. metaphor b. simile d. personification 2. What figure of speech is the book dropped from his hands like lead? a. simile c. personification b. hyperbole d. metaphor 3. What figure of speech is they had to have it in their libraries as a monument of antiquity‚ like those old rusty coins which can’t be used in real
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Hinduism and Buddhism are two religions that began a long time ago. Hinduism started 4000 year ago by the Aryans. Siddhartha Gautama began his quest around the 6th century BC. About 200 BC‚ Hinduism originated near the Indus River in modern Pakistan. Buddhism began 2‚500 years ago. Hinduism religion is practiced today in Indian Subcontinent‚ Malaysia‚ United Kingdom‚ Fiji ‚ and more. But‚ for the Buddhism religion‚ they mainly practice in China‚ Burma‚ India‚ Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Buhtan. Buddhism
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Ashley Moreira Period 4 May 18‚ 2012 MLA Essay Trapped Reality only stretches as far as the eye can see. What somebody perceives is their own reality. In Brave New World‚ Siddhartha‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ “The Truman Show”‚ Sonnet 130‚ “Plato: Book VII of The Republic: The Allegory of the Cave”‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Anthem‚ “Harriet Tubman” and “Collective Wage Bargaining” how people’s realities are a combination of what they cannot control and what they choose to discover is depicted
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Roughing it OEQ Kyle Poeckh 1/11/16 First‚ Mark Twain had many jobs because his father died when Mark was 13. He quitted a lot of jobs because they were hard. Mark was a store clerk. He got fired at a food store because he ate all the sugar. He was a clerk at a bookstore‚ until customers kept asking him questions and Mark was getting annoyed. Next‚ Mark was not willing to work for the Virginia Newspaper Company‚ but he took his chances. Mark found out that the Virginia Paper needed people
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definition completely disregards the different types of humor. A revised definition that would solve this problem would look something like this: “Comedy is a type of entertainment that uses elements including but not limited to sarcasm‚ irony‚ hyperbole‚ absurdity‚ offensiveness‚ and satire intended to make an audience laugh or become to become aware of the humor associated with a situation or group”. Although this definition may seem unwieldy‚ it solves the problem of ambiguity with the Oxford
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where practice of the rudiments of Hinduism took place (Hinduism). Therefore Hinduism originated in the Indian subcontinent. The founder of Buddhism‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ later known as Buddha‚ was originally Hindu. This is a major factor contributing to how Buddhism and Hinduism are similar in some aspects‚ including beliefs. However‚ Siddhartha Gautama branched off from his Hindu roots and went on the journey in
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posture was ramrod straight" (12). Hyperbole: "...the meanest man God ever blew breath into" (12). Simile: "Her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard" (6). Personification-"Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when i first knew it" (pg5) Simile-"...and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frosting of sweat and sweet talcum"(pg5) Metaphor-"MrsDubose was plain hell"(pg6) "Inside the house lived a malevolent Phantom"(pg8) Hyperbole-"...That’s why his hands were blood
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The song “Red” by Taylor Swift includes many literary devices to convey a highly strong message. The most important literary devices the artist uses are personification‚ symbolism and hyperbole. Primarily‚ the artist uses personification to show the problem encountered in her life. Personification is the attributes of human traits‚ emotion and form applied to something nonhuman. It is used to give writing life‚ and relate ideas and objects to humans‚ which is more effective to convey the author’s
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