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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eechhttp://engquizzitive.wordpress.com/gk-for-snap/ Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as"... "if" or "than" are also used though less commonly. A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing. Using ’like’ A simile can explicitly provide the basis of a comparison or leave this basis implicit. In the implicit case‚ characterized
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Simile : A comparison between two distinctly different things‚ objects or events. It consists in placing two different things side by side and comparing them with regard to some quality common to them. First the two objects must be different in kind. Secondly‚ the point of resemblance between the two different object or event must be clearly brought out. Such words are used for comparison : ‘like’ or ‘as’. A simple example of Robert Burns‚ “O my love’s like a red rose.” Errors like strews upon
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Respecting Childrens voices in Early Years Education Children are our future. We as educators get to make an influence which allows us to bring out the best in children in all aspects of their early years. So why wouldn’t we help the future aeronauts‚ doctors‚ electricians have their say in how they want to learn? why wouldn’t we want to help children grow and evolve based on what they are interested in‚ that could be their future roles and dreams? Allowing children to voice their interests and
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Figures of Speech [ Examples ] 1. Metaphor ❖ "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." (William Sharp‚ "The Lonely Hunter") ❖ "Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from another." (Charles Colton‚ Lacon) 2. Simile ❖ "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong." (slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau)
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Figures of speech As one of the articles in this issue deals with the English Language Fair held at the Barbican Centre last autumn‚ this might be a good opportunity to concentrate on varieties of English style. Let’s start with the use of imagery. The passage chosen for comment comes from The Guardian‚ a newspaper famous or notorious for its misprints as well as for the depth and seriousness of its new coverage. If the name of the writer‚ Roy Hattersley‚ seems familiar - yes‚ it’s the same
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LIST OF FIGURES Fig 3.1 Power Supply…..…………………......……..….………………………………………..6 Fig 3.2 Circuit Diagram Of MAX232…………..…………………………………...……………9 Fig 3.3 PIC Diagram………..……………………………………..……………………..............13 Fig 3.4 Relay Operation….……………………………………..….….………………………....14 Fig 3.5 Relay Energized (On)……...……………………………....…………………………….15 Fig 3.6 Relay De-Energizing (Off)………...……...…………………..…………………………16 Fig 3.7 Relay Operation (2)…...………………………….…….....……………………………..17 Fig 3.8 Torque Production in Dc Motor…………………………
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When living in a country made up of so many different cultures‚ the question we need to ask ourselves is how do we respect them all. In different countries with various backgrounds‚ cultural norms‚ and societies‚ its difficult to make sure that none of them are offended and at the same time accepted. That is the very issue and concept that makes the United States so unique when you compare it to the rest of the world. We promise freedom to do whatever it is that is frowned upon or persecuted where
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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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------------------------------------------------- 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
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