------------------------------------------------- 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
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FIGURES OF SPEECH .Anaphora The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. (Contrast with epiphora and epistrophe.) "I needed a drink‚ I needed a lot of life insurance‚ I needed a vacation‚ I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat‚ a hat and a gun." (Raymond Chandler‚ Farewell‚ My Lovely‚ 1940) .Antithesis The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. "We notice things that don’t work. We don’t notice things that do
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I started figure skating when I was 8 years old. I went to a birthday party at an ice rink‚ and signed up for skating shortly after. More advanced skaters filled the middle of the rink‚ doing spins and jumps. I fell in love the sport. I like how it was good for both summer and the winter. The feeling of you gliding around the ice in fun-filled strokes was amazing. My classes were amusing and I loved learning new things. A couple years later‚ after repeating hard levels of skating classes due to
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20 figures of speech 1. Alliteration Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around august. Eric’s eagle eats eggs‚ enjoying each episode of eating. 2. Anastrophe "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country "Arms that wrap about a shawl." 3. Anaphora Five years have passed;Five summers‚ with the length ofFive long winters! and again I hear these waters... Tears‚ idle tears‚ I know not what they mean‚Tears from the depth of some divine
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Although skating was born in Europe‚ Americans can be proud of the fact that figure skating‚ as we know it today‚ traces its origins directly back to an American - Jackson Haines - who was born in New York in 1840 and died in 1875 in Finland (popular folklore holds that he caught pneumonia during a raging blizzard he encountered while traveling by sled from St. Petersburg to Stockholm; in reality his death was attributed to tuberculosis). Just before the Civil War‚ a skating craze‚ accompanied
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Figure of Speech Examples A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning. It can be ametaphor or simile that is designed to further explain a concept. Or‚ it can be a different way of pronouncing a word or phrase such as with alliteration to give further meaning or a different sound. Examples of Figures of Speech Using Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds. Examples are: Sally sells seashells. Walter wondered where
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ENGLISH ASIGNMENT TOPIC:- WRITE ABOUT FIGURE OF SPEECH AND TYPES OF SPEECH AND WRITE EXAMPLES ON EACH. NAME:- MUNIS A.P CLASS:- 7 B4 ROLL NO:- 28 ABOUT FIGURE OF SPEECH A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. Though there are hundreds of figures of speech‚ here we’ll focus on just 20 of the most common figures. You will probably remember many of these terms
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caught. A. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES (10 pts.) (Show the actual results first before rounding off the digits into their proper significant figures.) A.1. Determine the number of significant figures in each numerical value below. (Assume all values are measurements.) 1. 357 ml 2. 1.0600 L 3. 0.000 501 g 4. 23‚ 000 tons 5. 1.8000 X 105 mi A.2. Perform the following arithmetic operations and express the answer to the correct number of significant figures 1. 0.392 + 51.4
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Significant Figure Rules Significant figure rules are really "rules of thumb" for how to handle the results of calculations so as not to introduce or lose precision in performing a mathematical operation. These rules are not always correct for all situations. However‚ in most cases‚ following the significant figure rules will yield a good result. Rules concerning zero A zero between two significant figures is significant. The number 203.2 consists of four significant figures. A Zero to
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what you love‚ and what people have loved for years. This sport‚ figure skating‚ or more specifically women’s figure skating‚ is a graceful sport that has been loved since it started even with its complex system. The history of figure skating goes way back and in the past‚ there have been moments that could’ve hurt figure skating for years to come‚ but now it’s earned back it’s reputation as a clean‚ spotless sport and pastime. Figure skating goes way back‚ even farther than most would imagine.
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