Figure Of Speech

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3. FIGURE
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4. Creativity of:Creativity of:
Sushmita Kant
Alisha
Megha
Shobhna
Pooja
Sarabhjeet

5. IntroductionIntroduction
Authors often use figures of speech in both
literature and poetry to enhance their writing.
Figures of speech present ordinary things in new
or unusual ways.
They communicate ideas that go beyond the
words’ usual, literal meanings.

6. ObjectivesObjectives
By the end of this tutorial, you should be able
to:
• Recognize seven figures of speech
• Identify figures of speech in poems

7. Definitions
Imagery:Descriptive writing that appeals to the senses.
Simile: Comparing two unlike things using like or as.
Metaphor: Comparing two unlike things without using like
or as.
Alliteration: Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
Hyperbole: A major exaggeration or overstatement.
Onomatopoeia: A word that sounds like its meaning.
Personification: Giving human traits or characteristics to
something that isn’t human.

8. ImageryImagery
Descriptive writing that appeals to the senses
(sight, taste, touch, smell, and hearing)
Think of it this way:
Definition:
When a writer uses imagery, the descriptive
writing helps create a picture or image in our
mind.
Imagery = Mental Image

9. ImageryImagery
Example:
The bearers bear the bride along like a pearl
on a string.

10. ImageryImagery
Another example:
The bride skims like a bird on the foam of a
stream .

11. SimileSimile
Comparing two unlike things using Comparing two unlike things using likelike or or asas..
Example:
Definition:
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
The bride and the pearl are unlike things.
When you compare the softness of carrying
the bride to the softly carried pearl, you are
using a simile.
Explanation:

12. SimileSimile
More examples:
She sways like a flower.
She skims like a bird.
She hangs like a star.
She falls like a tear.
His temper was as explosive as a volcano.

13. MetaphorMetaphor
The definition of a metaphor is similar to the
definition of a simile but there is one important
difference between the two.
There will also be two parts to the definition of a
metaphor.
Remember the definition of simile has two parts:
•Two unlike things are being compared
•The words like or as are used to make the comparison

14. MetaphorMetaphor vs. vs. SimileSimile
Simile: Mike is like a teddy bear.
Simile: Mike is as soft as a teddy
bear.
Metaphor: Mike is a teddy bear.
Use the following examples to figure out the
definition of metaphor.
Simile: That boy is like a pig.
Simile: That boy is as messy as a pig.
Metaphor: That boy is a pig.

15. An implied comparison between two unlike
things that actually have something
important in common.

Example:
The boy was a fish in the water.

16. AlliterationAlliteration
Take a look at the following examples of
alliteration..
Brad wore his blue and brown blazer.
She springs like a beam on the brow of
the tide.
Gaily, O Gaily we glide and we sing.
Six swans went swimming in the sea.

17. AlliterationAlliteration
Have you figured it out yet?
Here are more examples to help refine your
definition.

Alliteration  Sue shook her silky silver hair
as the sun was setting.
NOT Alliteration  Elizabeth easily eyed an
elephant in the elevator.

18. You’re Right!You’re Right!
Alliteration is the repetition of beginning
consonant sounds, such as “Six silly swans went
swimming in the sea.”
It’s important to note that not
every word in the sentence has to
begin with the same letter in order
for it to be considered alliteration.
In the above example, only 5 out of
8 words begin with an “s”.

19. HyperboleHyperbole
Think about the following examples of hyperbole.
You will later select the best definition for this
figure of speech.
My backpack weighs a ton.

20. HyperboleHyperbole
Another example:
The wolf was 100 feet high.

21. HyperboleHyperbole
More examples:
You could have knocked me over with
a feather.
I’ve told you a million times!

22. HyperboleHyperbole
Hyperbole is a major exaggeration or overstatement.
Authors use this figure of speech to emphasize a point
or add humor.

Example:
I nearly died laughing

23. OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia
When you see this: You often hear this:
Buzz and ring are both examples of onomatopoeia.

24. OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia
When you see this: You often hear this:
More examples:

25. OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like its
meaning.
It can also be described as the use of a word which
imitates a sound.
Other examples include: screech, whirr, sizzle,
crunch, bang, , zap, roar, growl, click, snap, crackle,
and pop.

26. PersonificationPersonification
Giving human traits or characteristics to something
that isn’t human, such as animals, objects or non-
living things
Think of it this way:
Definition:
When a writer uses personification, he or she
gives characteristics of a person to an animal,
object or thing.

27. PersonificationPersonification
Example:
The willow tree shook her long hair.
The example is referring to the way that the
willow tree’s long branches sway in the wind.
By saying “shook her long hair”, the tree is
given characteristics of a human.
Explanation:

28. PersonificationPersonification
More examples:
The car danced across the icy road.
The angry clouds marched across the sky.
The stars in the clear night sky winked at me.
The tulips nodded their heads in the breeze.