A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity
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of the traditional eight parts of speech comes to mind‚ flashbacks to sitting in the back row of my middle school English language class flourish through my brain. I don’t remember too much about them today‚ however I do know that it was drilled into my brain until we could fully understand and use them all. The eight parts of speech: such a key component of language‚ yet such a complicated piece of my learning career. Out of all eight of the parts of speech‚ the verb‚ the noun‚ the pronoun‚
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Figures of Speech 1. Alliteration - The repetition of an initial consonant sound. 2. Allusion - Figure of speech that makes a reference to or representation of‚ a place‚ event‚ literary work‚ myth‚ or work of art‚ either directly or by implication. 3. Antithesis - The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. 4. Apostrophe - Breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing‚ some abstract quality‚ an inanimate object‚ or a nonexistent character.
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Final Draft Essay 1 Freedom Of Speech? Living in America means that we as citizens of the country have many rights according to the laws stated in the United States Constitution‚ which stands for our principles and make up the rights that American ’s deserve. One major freedom we have is stated in The First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right
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figure of speech is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning‚[citation needed] or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification.[citation needed] Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A figure of speech is sometimes
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ENGLISH SYNOPSIS (2014-15) RESEARCH PAPER ON ‘HATE SPEECH AND COMMUNAL VIOLENCE’ SUBMITTED BY: UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF: ANJALI SINGH MS.ALKA SINGH ROLL NUMBER: 28 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (ENGLISH) SECTION A DR.RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA BA LLB (Hons) NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY SEMESTER I SIGNATURE OF STUDENT
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------------------------------------------------- Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide
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Speech Act By: Janice Widjajakusuma – 2013008114 Speech acts is an utterance that has formative function in language and communication. As what I have learned earlier in class‚ there are apologize and complaint as example for speech acts. Below I will give some other verb of speech acts that people often use together with the definition and example so we can see the difference between each verb. |Speech Acts Verb |Definition
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FIGURES OF SPEECH Idioms or figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot be determined by examination of the meanings of the words that make it up. Or‚ to put it another way‚ an idiom uses a number of words to represent a single object‚ person or concept. Unless you recognise when an idiom is being used you can easily misunderstand the meaning of a text. An idiom is a figure of speech that is used to help express a situation with ease‚ but by using expressions that are usually
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Information Sciences 173 (2005) 115–139 www.elsevier.com/locate/ins Investigating spoken Arabic digits in speech recognition setting Yousef Ajami Alotaibi Computer Engineering Department‚ College of Computer and Information Sciences‚ King Saud University‚ P.O. Box 57168‚ Riyadh 11574‚ Saudi Arabia Received 3 October 2003; received in revised form 18 May 2004; accepted 14 July 2004 Abstract Arabic language is a Semitic language that has many differences when compared to European languages such
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