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Figures of Speech
Collected and edited by EP Prasad
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Figures of SpeechFigures of speech are words or
phrasesthat depart from straightforwardliteral language. Figures of speechare often used and crafted foremphasis, freshness, expression,
orclarity.
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Types of Figures of Speech
SimileMetaphor
AlliterationOnomatopoeia
Hyperbole
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SIMILEA simile is the comparison of two
Unlike things using or .
He eats like a pig.You are as pretty as a picture.
like
as
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METAPHORA metaphor is the comparison oftwo unlike things or expressions,sometimes using the verb “to be,”and not using like or as (as in asimile).
“To be” (am, is, are, was, were)
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METAPHOR
He is a pig.
“You are a tulip.”From “A Meditation for his
Mistress”~Robert Herrick
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ALLITERATIONAlliteration is the of
initial consonant sounds ofneighboring words.Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
repetition
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ALLITERATION“She left the Heaven of Heroes and came
downTo make a man to meet the mortal need,
A man to match the mountains and the sea,The friendly welcome of the wayside well.”
From “Lincoln, the Man of the People”~Edwin Markham
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ONOMATOPOEIA(on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh)
An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the it represents.
The chiming of the bells…The boom of the explosion…
sound
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ONOMATOPOEIA“Tinkling sleigh bellsClanging fire bells
Mellow chiming wedding bellsTolling, moaning, and groaning
funeral bells”
From “The Bells”~Edgar Allan Poe
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HYPERBOLEA hyperbole is an or
an .
= His feet are as big as boats!
I nearly died laughing!
exaggerationoverstate
ment
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HYPERBOLE“Here once the embattled farmers
stoodAnd fired
.”
From “The Concord Hymn”~Ralph Waldo Emerson
the shot heard round the world
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
(A) Simile(B) Onomatopoeia
(C) Hyperbole
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!Life is a beach!
(A)Metaphor(B)Alliteration
(C) Simile
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
~Mother Goose
(A) Onomatopoeia(B) Hyperbole(C) Alliteration
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
The river falls under us like a trap door.
(A) Onomatopoeia(B) Simile
(C) Metaphor
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
(A) Hyperbole(B) Metaphor
(C) Onomatopoeia
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
“Don’t delay dawn’s disarming display.Dusk demands daylight.”
From “Dewdrops Dancing Down Daises”~Paul Mc Cann
(A) Onomatopoeia(B) Alliteration(C) Hyperbole
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
I’ve heard that joke a billion times, but it still cracks me
up!
(A) Simile(B) Metaphor(C) Hyperbole
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
The glass vase is as fragile as a child’s sandcastle.
(A) Metaphor(B) Alliteration
(C) Simile
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
The buzzing bee startled me!
(A) Hypberbole(B) Onomatopoeia
(C) Metaphor
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
She looked at him with fire in her eyes.
(A) Alliteration(B) Simile
(C) Metaphor
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USE YOUR NOGGIN!Write a story about an experiencein your life in 2-3 paragraphs.Use each of the figures of speechwe learned today!
(Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration,Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole)
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Hope u liked it!
God bless you all © Department of English, IES