Figures of Speech Resemblance A. Simile - A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 1) They fought like cats and dogs. 2) She is as thin as a toothpick. 3) Geoff is handsome as a prince. B. Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image‚ story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.‚ "Her eyes were glistening jewels." 1) Life
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Significant Figures Even in this day and age with all of the equipment and technology available to us‚ whenever someone works with a numerical value that was given‚ measured‚ or calculated they can assume that it has some degree of uncertainty. There will always be some degree of uncertainty because as human beings we do not possess the skill to make exact measurements. Take for example if a group of students were performing in a lab and a step in the procedure was to measure a piece of metal.
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NON- VERBAL COMMUNICATION Non- verbal communication is the single most powerful form of communication. More than voice or even words‚ nonverbal communication cues you in to what is on another person’s mind. The best communicators are sensitive to the power of the emotions and thoughts communicated nonverbally. When individuals speak‚ they normally do not confine themselves to the mere emission of words. A great deal of meaning is conveyed by non-verbal means which always accompany oral discourse
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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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how do people communicate? If you surveyed the American people they would likely answer the question with the previous answers. As humans we all know the first type of communication which is verbal or vocal but the second type of communication is non-verbal or non-vocal. We could plead that non-verbal is all of the emails and messages we send on those smart devices but that is where society gets confused about what is the difference. First we have to understand the basic‚ what is communication
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A. Non-Verbal Communication This paper reviews key issues in cross-cultural communication; verbal communication and non-verbal communication. Verbal communication is defined as spoken communication‚ including the use of words and intonation to convey meaning. On the other hand‚ non-verbal communication is “silent” communication‚ including the use of gestures‚ postures‚ position‚ eye contact‚ facial expressions‚ and conversational distance. The issue of non-verbal communication is related to
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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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meaning comes from the verbal content of the message —38% comes from tone of voice and 55% comes from body language.” Obviously‚ non-verbal communication refers to the process of the communication by means of receiving and sending the messages which are wordless. As an important tool of communication‚ non-verbal communication plays an important part in job interviews‚ medical care and social interactions. The process of a job interview is full of communication‚ including both verbal and nonverbal communications;
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Verbal And Nonverbal Communication Success today greatly depends on the quality of communication. This can include success in the work environment or success in our personal relationships. People communicate in a number of different ways that can either be classified as verbal or nonverbal. Verbal communication consists of the actual content of our language (task ordering)‚ how we say it (process orientation)‚ and how we describe individuals or group members (narrative.) This type of communication
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