FIGURES OF

SPEECH

Figures of Speech

SIMILE

METAPHOR

PERSONIFICATION

HYPERBOLE

ONOMATOPEIA

OXYMORON

ALLITERATION

IRONY

METONYMY

FIGUREIt

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Resources:

http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm

http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures.htm

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20of%20speech

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/figure-of-speech.html

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A "figure of speech" is

a rhetorical device that

achieves a special effect

by using words in

distinctive ways.

A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as" )between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.

SIMILE

Examples:

Samantha's voice is like a

thunder.

Her heart is as cold as an

ice.

METAPHOR

An implied comparison between

two unlike things that actually have

something important in common.

Examples:

Life is a dream.

Variety is a spice of life.

HYPERBOLE

An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.

Example:

I’m so busy trying to accomplish ten million things at once.

PERSONIFICATION

A figure of speech in which an

inanimate object or abstraction is

endowed with human qualities or

abilities.

Examples:

The picture in that magazine

screamed for attention.

The carved pumpkin smiled at me.

METONYMY

A figure of speech in which one word

or phrase is substituted for another with

which it's closely associated; also, the

rhetorical strategy of describing something

indirectly by referring to things around it.

Examples:

He writes a fire hand.

OXYMORON

A figure of speech in which

incongruous or contradictory terms

appear side by side.

Examples:

Sarah's seven sisters slept soundly in sand.

Don't delay dawns disarming displayDusk demands daylight.

-Paul Mccan

ALLITERATION

A figure of speech that refers to the

repetition of a consonant sound, at

least three times in a sentence.

Examples:

The sign reads:Education:

The inculcation of the incomprehensible into the

indifferent by the incompetent.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

how many pickled peppers did Peter

Piper pick?

ONOMATOPOEIA

The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the

objects or actions they refer to.

Examples:

The clatter of utensils.

The flutter of birds.

‘Whoosh’ went the wind.

IRONY

The use of words to convey the

opposite of their literal meaning. Astatement or situation where themeaning is contradicted by theappearance or presentation of theidea.

Examples:

Having a fight with your best friend just before your birthday and commenting,

"Great! This is just what I needed".It is probably the worst thing that could happen before your birthday.

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