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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Attention getter: Did you know in the u.s. alone seven out of every 10 american adults consume wine or a alcololic beverge. Wine makes daily living easier‚ les hurried‚ wiht fewer tensions and more to tolerence."Benjamin Franklin I am a wine lover nad i drink wine in all the important moments in my life". credibility statement: Every time i went to a resaurnat i wished i knew where and how wine came to be‚ but the truth was that i ignored it and after i left the resturant i did not care. I knew
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Reported Speech Table for change in tense of reported speech (Statements) The tense changes into the corresponding past. Direct Indirect/ Reported Simple Present tense Simple Past Tense Present Continuous tense Past Continuous tense Present Perfect tense Past Perfect tense Present Perfect Continuous tense Past Perfect Continuous tense Simple Past tense Past Perfect Past Continuous tense Past Perfect Continuous tense Past Perfect Past Perfect Simple Future (will) would Future continuous
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Speech #4 How many of you consider fitness and important part of your life? What fitness activity do you enjoy? Good afternoon fellow toastmasters and guests‚ today for my speech I would like to talk to you about what is fitness for me and why do I consider it an important part of any person’s life. Let me start by saying that for me fitness is not an activity that you have to do because you are overweight and you want to look good. I grew up with this misconception‚ In my country‚ every
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A desire to acquire material possessions in which are generally unneeded. What is this? This is consumerism. Good morning/afternoon‚ as you might already have guessed‚ my speech is on Consumerism‚ as part of my Module C studies. Consumerism is strongly epitomised in the poem ‘Televistas’ by Bruce Dawe and in the song ‘In the Crowd’ by The Jam. Televistas shows how even love is littered with consumerism‚ as it is an extended metaphor and a massive exaggeration that isn’t as far-fetched as it seems
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Speech and Communication Speech is the vocalized form of human communication or an oral communication while Communication is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of person or is any meaningful interchange of information : oral‚ visual‚ written‚ sign language‚ body language‚ facial expression‚ gestures‚ even pheromones
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Speech act From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the United States law against libel tourism‚ see SPEECH Act. A speech act in linguistics and the philosophy of language is an utterance that has performative function in language and communication. According to Kent Bach‚ "almost any speech act is really the performance of several acts at once‚ distinguished by different aspects of the speaker’s intention: there is the act of saying something‚ what one does in saying it‚ such as requesting or promising
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Aayush Shah 8-C The Giver(Speech) FREEDOM OF THOUGHT… FREEDOM OF SPEECH… FREEDOM OF ACTION… All these necessities for the mental freedom of a human being were manipulated in the society in the book ‘the Giver’. Lowry narrates The Giver in third person using a limited omniscient viewpoint in which only Jonas’ thoughts and feelings are revealed. Through Jonas’ eyes‚ his community appears to be a utopia — a perfect place — that is self-contained and isolated from Elsewhere‚ every other place
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knows what a speech is like. A person stands at the front of the room and begins to speak. Then you sit down for an hour‚ wondering when the speaker will finish and allow you to get out of the uncomfortable fold-out chair‚ right? Not necessarily; speeches are used more often than you may be aware. Some speeches may‚ in fact‚ last those agonizing 52 minutes; however‚ some speeches last only moments. Remember when the dean of your college got up to introduce the speaker? That was a speech‚ too. I’m
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Tracy’s Introductory Speech 1. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Story about an exciting night: I had glue pinching from my fake eyelashes‚ a sticky rump from gluing a swimsuit to my butt‚ and a pounding heart praying my name wouldn’t be called…at least not yet. (Ad lib.) The circumstances I’m describing --spring of 2001--Miss Illinois Pageant --top ten-- Miss Blackhawk Valley—only 9 places away from a trip to Miss America! (Ad lib.) B Credibility Statement: My friend Erika Harold won--became
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