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FIGURES OF
SPEECH
Figures of Speech
SIMILE
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
ONOMATOPEIA
OXYMORON
ALLITERATION
IRONY
METONYMY
FIGUREIt
Out!!
Resources:
http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm
http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures.htm
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20of%20speech
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/figure-of-speech.html
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A "figure of speech" is
a rhetorical device that
achieves a special effect
by using words in
distinctive ways.
A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as" )between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.
SIMILE
Examples:
Samantha's voice is like a
thunder.
Her heart is as cold as an
ice.
METAPHOR
An implied comparison between
two unlike things that actually have
something important in common.
Examples:
Life is a dream.
Variety is a spice of life.
HYPERBOLE
An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.
Example:
I’m so busy trying to accomplish ten million things at once.
PERSONIFICATION
A figure of speech in which an
inanimate object or abstraction is
endowed with human qualities or
abilities.
Examples:
The picture in that magazine
screamed for attention.
The carved pumpkin smiled at me.
METONYMY
A figure of speech in which one word
or phrase is substituted for another with
which it's closely associated; also, the
rhetorical strategy of describing something
indirectly by referring to things around it.
Examples:
He writes a fire hand.
OXYMORON
A figure of speech in which
incongruous or contradictory terms
appear side by side.
Examples:
Sarah's seven sisters slept soundly in sand.
Don't delay dawns disarming displayDusk demands daylight.
-Paul Mccan
ALLITERATION
A figure of speech that refers to the
repetition of a consonant sound, at
least three times in a sentence.
Examples:
The sign reads:Education:
The inculcation of the incomprehensible into the
indifferent by the incompetent.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
how many pickled peppers did Peter
Piper pick?
ONOMATOPOEIA
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the
objects or actions they refer to.
Examples:
The clatter of utensils.
The flutter of birds.
‘Whoosh’ went the wind.
IRONY
The use of words to convey the
opposite of their literal meaning. Astatement or situation where themeaning is contradicted by theappearance or presentation of theidea.
Examples:
Having a fight with your best friend just before your birthday and commenting,
"Great! This is just what I needed".It is probably the worst thing that could happen before your birthday.
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