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Figures of Speech

This document discusses different types of figures of speech including similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, oxymoron, metonymy, and euphemism. It provides examples for each figure of speech and explains that figures of speech are creative uses of language that add depth, creativity, and emphasis beyond the literal meaning of words.

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Figures of Speech

This document discusses different types of figures of speech including similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, oxymoron, metonymy, and euphemism. It provides examples for each figure of speech and explains that figures of speech are creative uses of language that add depth, creativity, and emphasis beyond the literal meaning of words.

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IF g OF sPEecH
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PrESenTEd By:
MS. ANDREA M. IBA
NEZ, LPT
FIguREs oF sPEecH
Figure of Speech are
literary devices used
to add depth,
creativity, and
emphasis to language.
FIguREs oF sPEecH
A figure of speech is
a creative use of
language to
generate an effect.
FIguREs oF sPEecH
A figure of speech is
a way to express
something without
saying it directly.
FIguREs oF sPEecH
SIMILE
● A simile is a figure of speech in which
two unlike things are explicitly
compared using the words “ like” or “as”.
● Example: As blind as a bat.
Racing like a frightened
As sweet as honey
rabbit.
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METAPHOR
● Comparison two unlike things
● Comparing two things without using the
words “like” or “as”.
● Example: Noah has the heart of a lion
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PERSONIFICATION
● Personification is giving an object, event
or abstract ideas human
characteristics.
● Example: The stars winked at me.
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ONOMATOPOEIA
● Words that imitate sounds.
● Example:
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HYPERBOLE
● A hyperbole is a deliberate exaggeration,
often with the intent of making a point or
stimulating emotions.
● Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
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ALLITERATION
● The repetition of the same initial consonant
sound of the words.
● Example: Football fever fuels fans.
ALliTEraTIon
Seven sisters slept soundly on the sound.
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OXYMORON
● An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines
contradictory words with opposing meanings
●
● Example: Act naturally, Alone together,
open secret, clearly confused,
original copy, big baby
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METONYMY
● A thing, object or concept is replaced with
a word closely associated with it.
● Example: The Malacañang Palace declared
that we are at war with Mars.
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EUPHEMISM
● A mild word/phrase used to replace one
that is thought to be too harsh.
● Example: She passed away last year.
GlUGlu!
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