meaning‚ or turning it into something else. 5. Hyperbole Is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression‚ but is not meant to be taken literally. 6. Synecdoche It is a figure of speech in which a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing or a term denoting a thing (a "whole") is used to refer to part of it. 7. Onomatopoeia Is a word that imitates or suggests the source
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Rey‚ Wenalyn T. BSED-III I. Multiple Choice Directions: Read the following (3) three selections‚ choose the correct answer. 1. What figure of speech is bores me to tears? a. hyperbole c. metaphor b. simile d. personification 2. What figure of speech is the book dropped from his hands like lead? a. simile c. personification b. hyperbole d. metaphor 3. What figure of speech is they had to have it in their libraries as a monument of antiquity‚ like those old rusty
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the rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it. | Nagdiwang ang Malacañang sanhi ng pagpapalaya ng mga Pilipinong bihag ng mga pirata sa Somalia.(Malacañang – Pangulo at kanyang mga opisyal) | 7. SYNECDOCHE – a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole. | Handa kong ibigay ang aking puso upang makasal na tayo.(puso
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Metonymy—is a transfer of meaning based upon the association of contiguity-proximity. In metonymy the name of one thing is applied to another with which it has some permanent or temporary connection: He felt as though he must find a sympathetic intelligent ear (Th drieser). The transfer of meanings may be based on temporal spatial‚ casual‚ functional‚ instrumental and other relations. Like metaphors metonymy can be divided into trite metonymy-i.e. words of metonymic origin and genuine metonymy. In
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WAR 1 POEM OF BRITISH POET SUSILAWATI Jln. Raya Jatimakmur no. 8 Pondok Gede Bekasi‚ 17413 sila_banget@yahoo.com ABSTRACT This research aims to find out the theme on British poets‚ the figures of speech such as Simile‚ Metaphor‚ Irony‚ Synecdoche‚ Personification‚ Hyperbole‚ Imagery and Symbol. The source of the data of this research are How to Die by Siegfried Sasson‚ Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfried Owen‚ Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen‚ ‚ Happy Warrior by Herbert Read‚ Before
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LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH-GRADE 7 L.C. Identify figures of speech that show comparison (simile‚metaphor‚personification) I.Objectives At the end of 60-minute period the students will be able to: 1. identify simile‚ metaphor‚ and personification; 2. cooperate in identifying the following figurative language and ; 3. write figures of speech sentences. II.Subject Matter Topic: Figures of Speech (Simile‚Metaphor‚Personification) Concept: A figure of speech is figurative language in the form of a
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The two poems‚ "Rising five" by Norman Nicholson and "Piano and Drums" by Gabriel Okara share many of the same base themes through the use of language techniques. Both these poems are to do with life and yet both looked at different parts of it. They each used similar language techniques but for different reasons. They both use metaphors and imagery to emphasise their points In both "Rising five" and "Piano and Drums" metaphors are used to link the surrounding with life itself. In the poem‚ "Rising
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metaphor in which animals‚ plants‚ inanimate (leblos) objects or abstract ideas are represented as if they were human beings and possessed human qualities. Justice is blind. / Necessity is the mother of invention ( Not macht erfinderisch). Synecdoche : A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole (lat. pars pro toto) or where the whole stands for a part (lat. totum pro parte). All hands on deck. (Alle Mann an Bord) / Germany (= the German team) lost 1:2
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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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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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