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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Austin’s Speech Act Theory and the Speech Situation Etsuko Oishi Esercizi Filosofici 1‚ 2006‚ pp. 1-14 ISSN 1970-0164 link: http://www.univ.trieste.it/~eserfilo/art106/oishi106.pdf AUSTIN’S SPEECH ACT THEORY AND THE SPEECH SITUATION Etsuko Oishi The talk starts with a question‚ why do we discuss Austin now? While answering the question‚ I will (I) present an interpretation of Austin’s speech act theory‚ (II) discuss speech act theory after Austin‚ and (III) extend Austin’s speech act theory
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Salutatorian Speech: GoodEvening ladies and gentlemen‚ I’d like to begin with some thought provoking words. Today is the day that us seniors are standing in alphabetical order in caps and gowns with the people we have watched grow up and made memories with. Congratulations‚ Seniors. We did it. We went the distance to sit here tonight in maroon caps and gowns under the beautiful day to continue forward. All of our dedication and hard work throughout high school has prepared us for what is to come
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Salutatorian Speech Good evening class of 2017! Administration‚ teachers‚ family and friends‚ thank you for being here to celebrate special occasion. Before I start‚ I would like to take a moment to thank Ms. Kavanaugh for allowing me to speak. This is really amazing. I would like to thank my teachers and friends. I would also like to thank my family who is here tonight...especially my grandmother‚ Elaine Carr‚ who has shown me a lot of patience and compassion... especially when I haven’t been
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