A 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
Premium Figure of speech Rhetoric Sentence
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
Premium Figure of speech Rhetoric Metonymy
Figure 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 emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces
Premium Poetry Rhetoric Figure of speech
FIGURE OF SPEECH : 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 impressions by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning familiar to the reader. Some important figures of speech are: simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole and symbol. Adjunction: Adjunction refers to a clause or a phrase‚ usually a verb‚ that is added at the beginning
Premium Figure of speech Metonymy Irony
Votive Statues o Where: Eshnunna ( modern Tell Asmar‚ Iraq); The Square Temple. o When: c. 2900-2600 BCE. o Votive figures were made as an act of worship to the gods and placed in a shrine before the image of the god. o Writing on the back or bottom state who the statue represents and what they are praying for‚ although a common phrase found on them states "One who offers prayers". o Made of limestone‚ alabaster‚ and gypsum. o Cuneiform text show
Premium Sumer Mother goddess Goddess
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
Premium Figure of speech Rhetoric
Priming on Ambiguous Figure Perception Misa Tsuruta‚ M.A.1 Abstract ~ Figure-ground organization is a kind of perceptual organization that has been studied in Gestalt psychology. Ambiguous/reversible figures can evoke two different percepts. When we see ambiguous figures‚ sooner or later our perceptual system determines one side that stands out as the figure‚ while the other side forms the ground and becomes shapeless. Subjects were subliminally trained with the half-figures of the target 1: Department
Premium Perception Gestalt psychology
Significant Figures in Measurement and Calculations A successful chemistry student habitually labels all numbers‚ because the unit is important. Also of great importance is the number itself. Any number used in a calculation should contain only figures that are considered reliable; otherwise‚ time and effort are wasted. Figures that are considered reliable are called significant figures . Chemical calculations involve numbers representing actual measurements. In a measurement‚ significant figures in
Premium Decimal Arithmetic
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
Premium Figure of speech Irony
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
Premium Figure of speech Rhetoric Irony