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
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List of Figures Of Speech Personification Personification is all about adding a human trait to an inanimate object or an abstraction. For example: The picture in that magazine shouted for attention. Simile A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things or ideas using "like" or "as" to accentuate a certain feature of an object by comparing it to a dissimilar object that is a typical example of that particular trait. For example: as big as a bus‚ as clear as a bell‚ as dry as
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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
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Nicholas Long Unit 9 Assignment 1: Reviewing a Profile 1. Profiles belong to a very “stretchy” and versatile genre. These profiles of Griffith Park differ greatly‚ but they both describe the same place. a. Each profile discusses different points. One profile talks about narrative‚ and the other one talks more about the location‚ and then times and regulations. b. They are both talking about Griffith Park‚ but they are both talking about different sub topics which cover different points. c. The
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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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Whenever you consider an argument‚ there are three rhetorical elements that affect how it was created and how effective it was. These rhetorical structures are audience‚ purpose‚ and context. Audience refers to the specific group of the people the writer is addressing. Purpose refers to the writer’s main point or purpose in creating the argument—for example‚ is it to sell something‚ change minds‚ or enact new rules. Context refers to all the external conditions that affect the creation of an argument
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report card comments to assist novice and experienced teachers in writing report cards. Writing report cards for students is an overwhelming experience for novice and experienced teachers. Reports cards are usually done three times a year in elementary schools and 3-4 times for high school students. Teachers must evaluate and record student’s marks and then decide on honest comments in regards to the student’s weaknesses and strengths. Teachers are often given limited space for comments and their
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for various posts are usually hired by employers in the job market. In an organization‚ there is mostly a group of general staff and subordinate staff. 1. Human Resource Planning : designed to ensure that the personnel need of the organization will be constantly and appropriately met . 2. Planning for future needs : How many people with what abilities will the organization need to remain in operation for the foreseeable future ? 3. Planning for future balance : How many people presently employed
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component in the play‚ but a type of lyric poem that was perfected by Robert Browning. In its fullest form‚ as represented in Browning’s My Last Duchess‚ The Bishop Orders His Tomb‚ Andrea Del Sarto . Dramatic monologue has the following features: 1. A single person who is patently not the poet
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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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