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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1. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example‚ “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-short” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases. In the former‚ all the words start with the “s” sound‚ while in the later‚ the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters‚ alliteration
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List of Figures Of Speech Personification Personification is all about adding a human trait to an inanimate object or an abstraction. For example: The picture in that magazine shouted for attention. Simile A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things or ideas using "like" or "as" to accentuate a certain feature of an object by comparing it to a dissimilar object that is a typical example of that particular trait. For example: as big as a bus‚ as clear as a bell‚ as dry as
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Title: Figure skating General Purpose: To inform my audience about figure skating. Specific Purpose: To teach audience the fundamental parts of figure skating Central Idea: In order to do all fantastic figure skating perform‚ you have to learn the most basic parts of figure skating: to lace skates‚ fall and get up on skates‚ skate forward on ice. Introduction I. Attention step: Everyone may has seen on TV the classic "scratch spin" in figure skating‚ where the skater draws her arms
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A public figure will always be judged no matter what they do. If they do good public will think highly and good of them but if they do something that is immoral or bad they will be condemned. When a public figure often does charity work and help other people‚ some might think that they are giving back to the community whereas some might think that they are trying to get famous. Nobody should be judged on what they do‚ sometimes its all just circumstances that we cant avoid. Private life and
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was seen as a norm back in the day‚ but George Washing and other founding fathers did not see it this way. George Washington was against slavery and wanted to abolish it by law and to stop importing slaves. Furthermore‚ George Washington wanted to care for the slaves as normal people; therefore‚ he came up with the idea of giving to the slaves‚ after his demise by giving the slaves money and other necessities. Not only did other founding fathers see slavery as morally wrong‚ but he also believed that
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Types of Figure of speech 1. Simile Is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things‚ often introduced with the word "like" or "as". 2. Metaphor Is a figure of speech concisely comparing two things‚ saying that one is the other. 3. Personification Is an ontological metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person. A description of an inanimate object as being a living person or animal as in. An outstanding example of a quality or idea. 4. Trope
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Ellis‚ Joseph J. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. New York: Alfred A. Knopf‚ 2000. Print. The book being critiqued in the following review is Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis. Ellis’ goal in writing this book was to define the political events and achievements that gained historical significance because they framed the successive history of the United States. Ellis wrote on this specific topic because he felt the need to argue the fact that the American Revolution and the greatness
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The sociological views of the three founding fathers; Karl Marx‚ Max Weber‚ and Emile Durkheim. They used Industrial Revolution and capitalism to shape their theories of social world‚ especially the social sphere created by capitalism’s division of labor; the owners of the means of production; the bourgeoisie and the oppressed proletariat David Emile Durkheim was a French theorist who wanted to create an ideal of sociology based on the idea that society is an unbiased and limiting material reality
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America’s Founding Documents The Lesson Activities will help you develop these 21st century skills: Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Technology Influence Directions You will evaluate some of these activities yourself‚ and your teacher may evaluate others. Please save this document before beginning the lesson and keep the document open for reference during the lesson. Type your answers directly in this document for all activities. _______________________
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