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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recognised globally‚ thus opening slots for graduates worldwide. In addition‚ it is a safe country‚ politically stable and has a tradition of inclusion and diversity. In fact‚ I consider Honorable Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Justin Trudeau as my role model because of his views on multiculturalism‚ equality and peace. After learning about Canada‚ my family got a sense of safety and positivity and they are enthusiastically supporting me in this decision. The world acknowledges Toronto as one of the
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the surface flow. The younger brother is as good as gold. Epic Simile: it is also called Homer simile because it was first used by Homer in his epic. It is also called the long tailed simile because in it the comparison is not confied to some one quality but a number of qualities are compared and the comparison is elaborated and spread over a number of lines. For instance‚ Milton in his Paradise Lost and Pope in his mock-epic The Rape of the Lock have made abundant use of epic simile: “The
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connect either distant regions of a universe‚ or they could connect our universe with another universe. However‚ in order to keep the throat of the wormhole from collapsing in on itself‚ you would need large amounts of negative energy; of which we have only been able to produce very small amounts with the Casimir effect. Despite the fact that wormholes look very promising to Science Fiction enthusiasts‚ the fact remains that it is unclear whether or not wormholes even exist‚ and even if they did
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Someone told me that “The only obligations in life we have to another person is to leave him or her in no worse shape than when we met him or her”. I would say that simple words like “thank you”‚ “excuse me”‚ “I am sorry”‚ etc‚ are really important to deal with people we have just met. Therefore‚ having good manners is important to everyone not matter what their origin. Thus‚ it would not be exaggeration to affirm that all the corruption‚ social injustice‚ poverty‚ and problems of the world could
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FIGURES OF SPEECH 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. ways 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH y y A figure of speech is a use of a word that h diverges d f from its normall meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning n t based not b s d on n the th literal lit l meaning m nin of f the th words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification
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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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FIGURE OF SPEECH : 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 impressions by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning familiar to the reader. Some important figures of speech are: simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole and symbol. Adjunction: Adjunction refers to a clause or a phrase‚ usually a verb‚ that is added at the beginning
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Significant figures are essential to science because they make the answer more precise when the tools require us to use estimation. Significant figures are the digits that contribute to the value of a number. Throughout the lab we were given instructions to measure different objects using different tools with the objective of figuring out how the amount significant figures affect the accuracy of the measurement. Firstly‚ it is important to know and understand significant figures because they make
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The Role of Women in Politics and Public Policy Posted on February 1‚ 2011 by womenleadingchange By: Alemtsehay Zergaw Alemtsehay Zergaw‚ from the YWCA of Ethiopia‚is the new World YWCA intern for 2011. She shares with us her thoughts on the role of women in politics and what is needed for more participation of women in politics and public policy. Alemtsehay Zergaw Our generation is accommodating more and more women in politics across the world – but even more significantly in the developed
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