POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON FIGURES OF SPEECH

PPT ON FIGURES OF SPEECH

1. ENGLISH 9 FIGURES OF SPEECH

2. FIGURES OF SPEECH – A WORD OR PHRASE USED IN NON-LITERAL SENSE FOR RHETORICAL OR VIVID EFFECT.

3. LEISIM

4. 1. SIMILE - a figure of speech in which a comparison is made between unlike objects using the words like or as .

5. Examples: Her skin was as white as snow. Grace was as light as a feather. You are acting like a baby. He is like the sun that shines in the morning.

6. HTAEMROP

7. 2. METAPHOR - a comparison is drawn between two unlike ideas without the use of like or as.

8. Examples: Franz is a teddy bear. That boy is a pig. Anne is an angel.

9. OBYREPHLE

10. 3. HYPERBOLE – is a major exaggeration or overstatement. Authors use this figure of speech to emphasize or add humor.

11. Examples: My backpack weighs a ton. I’ve told you a million times. I almost died laughing.

12. MATONNEPOAOI

13. 4. ONOMATOPOEIA – is a word that sounds like its meaning.

14. Examples : The cows go moo every morning. The bees buzz every time someone gets close their hive. The fireworks went boom and colored the night skies with red and white

15. NPRIESIONFCAITI

16. PERSONIFICATION – figure of speech giving human traits or characteristics to something that isn’t human, such as animals, objects or non-living things.

17. Examples: The coconut tree shook her long hair. The flowers danced in the gentle breeze. The fire swallowed the entire forest.

18. YNIOR

19. IRONY – is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.

20. -It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated.

21. Examples: The doctor is as kind-hearted as a wolf. His friend’s hand was as soft as a rock. The students was given excellent on getting zero in exam.

22. IONRATLAELTI

23. ALLITERATION – the repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

24. Examples: Brad wore his blue and brown blazer. Harry held his head high. Lay loves lemonades and lollipops. Six swans went swimming in the sea.

25. ACTIVITY: IDENTIFYING FIGURES OF SPEECH THROUGH A SONG 1 . “Boom clap, the sound of my heart.”

26. 2 . “I’d catch a grenade for ya Throw my head on a blade for ya I’d jump in front of a train for ya ”

27. 3. “Never mind I’ll Find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you.”

28. 4. “I hav e died everyday, waiting for you Darling, don’t be afraid, I will love you for a thousand years.

29. 5. “Boom, badoom , boom, boom, badoom , boom, bass He got a super bass.”

30. 6. “Cause after all, the city never sleeps at night.

31. 7. “It rained all night, the day I left, the weather it was dry The sun so hot, I froze to death Susana don’t cry”

32. 8. “ This one goes to the man who mines for miracles This one goes out to the ones in need This one goes out to sinners and cynical”

33. 9. “I’m strong enough to climb the highest tower I’m fast enough to run across the sea”

34. 10. “Shot me out of the sky You’re my kryptonite. You keep me making me weak...”